Arista Networks · 4 months ago
Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Layer1
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expArista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. As a Layer1 software engineer, you will manage software that ensures stable and reliable physical connectivity, develop features using C, C++, and Python, and collaborate with hardware teams to bring new Layer1 components to market.
Cloud ComputingData Center AutomationHardwareInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Interface with customers, product management and hardware engineers to come up with innovative new Layer1 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 Layer1 components like Phys and Transceivers to market
Collaborate with hardware engineers to design optimal software control interfaces for managing Layer1 components
Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools
Work with Customer Support Engineers and customers to analyze, mitigate and fix problems in customer networks
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
Qualification
Required
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
Expert knowledge of C or C++ and Python
Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
Applied understanding of software engineering principles
Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
Ability to design a solution and implement features independently
Ability to work in small teams
Preferred
Knowledge of digital communication technologies like modulation and signal encoding schemes is a plus
Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is a plus
Experience working with low level hardware components is a plus
Benefits
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Company
Arista Networks
Arista Networks is a computer networking firm delivering cloud networking solutions for large data center and computer environments.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.4MKey Investors
Summit Partners
2015-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.62M
2014-06-06IPO
2013-12-21Series Unknown· $4.78M
Leadership Team
Jayshree Ullal
Chief Executive Officer and Chair
Kenneth Duda
CTO and SVP Software Engineering
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