Software Engineer

Summary

Join Arista Networks' OpenConfig team and contribute to building a dynamic, programmable data center infrastructure using software-defined networking principles. You will work with a state-oriented architecture, an open standards-based approach, and a single software image consistency across all products. The team is responsible for designing and implementing a new networking operating system based on three guiding principles: state orientation, open standards, and a single software image. This role requires strong engineering and computer science fundamentals, extensive background in algorithms, and fluency in C/C++/Python. Hands-on experience in a product-engineering environment is essential.

Requirements

• Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
• Extensive background in algorithms and strong software architecture skills
• 5+ Fluency in one of C/C++/Python programming
• Hands-on experience with designs and implementations in a strong product-engineering environment

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the networking operating system
• Design and implement new features and functionalities
• Work with a state-oriented architecture
• Utilize open standards-based approach
• Maintain a single software image consistency across all products
• Collaborate with other engineers to improve network testing and reliability
• Reduce the complexity and cost of network operations
• Improve automation workflows by allowing DevOps tools to work across all Arista devices
• Establish Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines