Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel

🕒 July 7

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Arista Networks

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2004

🏢 Enterprise

📡 Telecommunications

💰 $2.6M Post-IPO Debt on 2015-05

Enterprise • Telecommunications • Cloud

Arista Networks is a leader in building scalable high-performance and ultra-low-latency networks for modern data center and cloud computing environments. The company offers a wide range of networking solutions including the Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS) for cloud networking, CloudVision for network automation and observability, and a variety of high-performance switches and routing platforms. Arista's solutions are designed for enterprise WANs, cloud-grade routing, multi-domain segmentation, security, and modern network operating models, making them a pivotal choice for hyperscale data centers and cloud environments.

📋 Description

• Track ongoing developments in the Linux Kernel and identify features and functionality of interest to Arista for our products and for internal development needs. • Develop and maintain EOS Kernel features and tests using C, C++ and Python, review and contribute to functional and design specifications. • Build automated tests and test infrastructure to validate the features. • Work with hardware engineers and vendors to qualify new Kernel dependent hardware components like CPUs and NICs for integration into Arista products. • Work with the Kernel community to contribute features back to the mainline. • Work with a team of Kernel engineers to integrate new versions of the Kernel for use in EOS and our internal development. • Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools. • Work with Customer Support Engineers and customers to analyze, mitigate and fix problems in customer networks. • Work with the System Test Engineers to analyze problems found in their tests and provide fixes for those problems. • Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista’s software development environment.

🎯 Requirements

• BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 8 years experience, or MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 6 years experience, or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 3 years experience or equivalent work experience • Expert knowledge of and extensive experience programming in C required. • Knowledge of C++ and Python desirable. • Significant hands-on experience troubleshooting issues, fixing bugs and developing features in the Linux kernel. • Familiarity with Linux kernel architecture, design and implementation. • Familiarity with the upstream Linux community’s patching process and procedures. • Understanding of IP networking architecture, design and principles • Applied understanding of modern software engineering principles and practices • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills. • Strong software design and implementation skills. • Ability to work independently and in small teams. • Ability to communicate articulately, and document your designs and implementations clearly, and concisely. • Familiarity with the x86 and ARM CPU architectures

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • wellbeing • income protection • Group Retirement Savings Plan