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Software Engineer (Forwarding)

Arista Networks

Arista Networks

Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2024

Company Description

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

This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to be a part of the software team that is redefining Data Centre switching. For success at Arista all you need is:

  • Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals with 3+ years of industry experience
  • 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

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications

  • Strong software debugging skills especially in embedded systems.
  • Hands-on expertise in one or more of areas like DPDK, Hardware forwarding, Network virtualization, SDN, EVPN, Kubernetes and L2/L3 protocols
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
  • Experience working through the complete software development life cycle right from requirements gathering to delivering the fully developed feature.
  • Experience in Network Systems Software development is a plus