- 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
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.
