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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

• Write functional specifications and design specifications for system software to manage hardware components • Independently implement solutions to small-sized problems in the system software using the C, C++, and python programming languages • Write test plan specifications for small-sized features and implement automated test programs to execute the cases described in the test plan • Debug problems found by our automated test programs and fix the problems • Work on a team implementing, testing, and debugging solutions to larger routing protocol problems • Work with Customer Support Engineers to analyze problems in customer networks and provide fixes for those problems when needed in the form of new software releases or software patches • 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 as well as broader SONiC development • Review and contribute to the specifications and implementations written by other team members and the SONiC community • Help to create a schedule for the implementation and debugging tasks, update that schedule weekly, and report it to the project lead.

🎯 Requirements

• BSc, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering with 2+ years of related post graduate work experience • Knowledge of C, C++, and/or python • Knowledge of UNIX or Linux • Understanding of L2/L3 networking including at least one of the following areas is desirable: IP routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, or PIM • Layer 2 features such as 802.1d bridging, the 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol, the 802.1ax Link Aggregation Control Protocol, the 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol, or RFC 1812 IP routing • Ability to utilize, test, and debug packet forwarding engine and a hardware component’s vendor provided software libraries in your solutions • Infrastructure functions related to distributed systems such as messaging, signaling, databases, and command line interface techniques • Hands-on experience in the design and development of ethernet bridging or routing related software or distributed systems software is desirable • Hands-on experience with enterprise or service provider class Ethernet switch/router system software development, or significant PhD level research in the area of network routing and packet forwarding is desirable • Applied understanding of software engineering principles • Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills • Ability to design a solution to a small-sized problem, and implement that solution without outside help • Able to work on a small team solving a medium-sized problem with limited oversight.

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development opportunities • Flexible working hours