Arista Networks is an industry leader in Cognitive Cloud Networking for mission critical data center and campus environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $5 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10M to 400G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer your core responsibility is to deliver new cutting edge product features. A major part of this is writing and owning the design/implementation of the code that drives our products. However, the role of a Software Engineer is much bigger than ‘simply’ writing code.

Software engineers work on the whole development process, including:
· Suggesting and deciding what features to build
· Design, architect and develop network applications and microservices for Data Center
Networking on SONiC
· Pushing, testing, documenting the feature
· Working alongside customers in the field if needed

Qualifications

Are you right for this role?
This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to be a part of the software development team that is
redefining Data Center switching. For success at Arista all you need is:
· Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
· Extensive background in algorithms and strong software architecture skills
· Fluency in one of C/C++/Python programming
· Hands-on experience with designs and implementations in a strong product-engineering
environment

Preferred qualifications
· A minimum of five years of experience in software development
· A minimum of one year of hands-on SONiC experience is a must
o Understanding of SONiC architecture
o Knowledge of the FRR open routing stack (formerly Quagga, Zebra), Redis-DB, and
Docker
o Experience using SONiC SAI for new feature development and integration
· Experience in Network Systems Software development
· Strong software debugging skills especially in embedded systems
· Experience with software development for the forwarding ASICs, FPGAs, Network Processors
etc
· Datapath forwarding for ACLs, QoS, Unicast, Multicast, etc is a plus
· Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
· Experience working through the complete software development life cycle right from

Additional Information

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand the principles of sound software engineering and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Every part of the company is accessible to our engineers, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.

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