Software Engineer, Arista
Platform Engineering
$128-200k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Data-driven networking platform
Be an early applicant
Data-driven networking platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$128-200k
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, manufacture and deliver leading data-driven cloud networking solutions in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
Role
Who you are
- BS in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with +5 years experience
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Well versed in scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL etc
- Embedded programming and good knowledge of OS internals (Linux/Unix)
- In depth view of Computer Networking, OSI layers such as TCP/IP etc
- Has knowledge of common inter connecting buses and interfaces such as PCIE, I2C, XAUI, 10G Ethernet drivers, FPGA, Switch chips, SSL offload, TCAM programming
- Smart Bits and/or IXIA usage and performance improvement
- Ability to appreciate software engineering principles and coding procedures
What the job involves
- As a core member of the Platform software team, the candidate will be part of a fast-paced, high caliber team building diagnostic software to help validate high-speed digital designs and achieve high yields in manufacturing Arista Network products used in the computer networking industry's largest data centers
- The Platform software team is responsible for all aspects of the development and delivery of hardware validation and manufacturing diagnostic software
- The successful candidate will work closely on a project from its early conception to the final production stage at an off-site contract manufacturer
- They will work with fellow engineers and members of the hardware and manufacturing team to understand the design and validate it
- Besides closely working with the hardware engineers in designing the board, they will also review the hardware specifications and produce diagnostic specifications for the board
- With that as a basis, the candidate will design the code to bring all of these to life
- They will also work with customers to triage and fix problems in their networks
- They will play a major role in improving yield at the contract manufacturer site as their software will be critical in validating the builds and quickly identify manufacturing defects
- This role demands a strong and broad software engineering background, and a good understanding of hardware board design technology as well as third party network processors
- The candidate's role will not be limited to any single aspect of managing ASIC-based networking solution, but cover all aspects of bringing up new hardware, developing all features requiring hardware validation, testing the software and hardware, and supporting our customers using the products
- As an experienced engineer, this role also requires that they take an active part in organizing a team of engineers to tackle a project, providing vision for the project, managing the schedule for the project, and coordinating the activities of the team
- Design, implement and test production-grade diagnostics for high-speed digital boards and ASICS to help with hardware validation
- Design, implement and test manufacturing tests to validate mass production of digital boards used in data center networking product
- Bring-up newly manufactured boards and the port the first level of software
- Isolate and perform root-cause analysis of reported failures
- Support new platform software and hardware features
- Coordinate with the hardware engineering team on bring-up schedules and feature delivery
- Participate proactively in design discussions, design/code reviews, and project management
- Create system software written in C and scripting languages (Python, Bash) for our Linux-based appliance platform
- Work independently as well as in team roles
- Use a version control system to systematically document and version the diagnostic software
- Mentor younger members of the team and inculcate team spirit
Our take
Arista is a supplier of cloud networking solutions, addressing the needs of internet companies, cloud service providers, and enterprises. While the business is not tied to a crowd of large customers, companies are nonetheless attracted to its CloudVision Software - which has the potential to save them a significant amount of money.
The company's growth so far has led to it being seen as a rising star in the computer networking industry. It competes directly with digital giant Cisco, but despite this boasts impressive revenue growth. In fact, Arista has been vocal with its confidence that it can continue to grow at a rapid pace, as it further develops its offering for the networking market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2020
$36m
SERIES C
Jul 2017
$30m
LATE VC
Total funding: $66m
Company values
- Respect
- Integrity
- Teamwork
- Innovation
- Passion
- Trust
- Quality
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Articles
Leadership
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
(CDO)Previously was a co-founder and Chief System Architect at Sun Microsystems. Has also received the EY 2015 US Entrepreneur of the Year Award and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Kenneth Duda
(CTO)Holds 3 simultaneous engineering degrees from MIT as well as a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University. Previously worked as the CTO at There and was also the first employee of Granite Systems, where they lead the software development team.
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