Arista Networks is looking for world-class Senior/Lead Network Systems software engineers to design and build novel features that help Arista hardware run effectively and efficiently, by managing hardware components on switches and routers.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of C or C++ and Python.
- Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
- Hands-on experience in the design and development of hardware device drivers and/or system management utilities
- Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is a plus
- Experience working with low level hardware components is a plus
- Applied understanding of software engineering principles
- Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
Responsibilities
- Interface with customers, product management and hardware engineers to come up with innovative new network systems features.
- Architect, design and manage the development of these features.
- Develop and maintain features using C, C++ and Python, review and contribute to functional and design specifications.
- Build automated tests and test infrastructure to test the features.
- Work with hardware and manufacturing teams to bring new hardware to market.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to design optimal software control interfaces for managing hardware components.
- Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools.
Other
- 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
- Ability to design a solution and implement features independently.
- Ability to work in small teams
- Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista's software development environment.
