Network testing and optical security for telecom infrastructure
VIAVI Solutions operates across two distinct product lines: network performance testing (hardware and software instruments for mobile operators, enterprises, and fiber contractors) and optical anti-counterfeiting solutions. The engineering-heavy hiring mix, combined with active projects around 6G digital twin AI solutions and a next-generation reporting platform, reveals a shift toward AI-driven network analytics. Manufacturing and support headcount signal a hardware-centric business model, while concurrent work on tool convergence and process standardization indicates operational maturity challenges at scale.
Notable leadership hires: Program Director
VIAVI Solutions is a public company (NASDAQ: VIAV) headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, with approximately 1,000–5,000 employees. The company serves mobile operators, governmental entities, enterprise network providers, and fiber contractors with software and hardware platforms for physical, virtual, and hybrid network testing, alongside anti-counterfeiting authentication products for government and currency use. The tech stack spans C/C++, Kafka, Kubernetes, and SQL for core development, with Workday for enterprise operations. Active hiring spans 16 countries, with engineering, sales, manufacturing, and support as primary functions.
Core: C/C++, Python, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL. Testing/instrumentation: PCIe, NVMe, SAS, SATA, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, TCP/IP. Enterprise: Workday, Jira, Bitbucket. Recently adopting PCIe and ITIL.
6G digital twin AI solutions, next-generation reporting platform (Apex), hardware/software modernization, tool/process convergence (one-team initiative), TL9000 and BMS metrics compliance, and scaling systems to handle 100 billion records per day.
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