Senior/Lead Software Engineer - (Network Systems)

Arista Networks•Santa Clara, CA

23d•$140,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Arista Networks is seeking world-class Senior/Lead Network Systems software engineers. This role involves managing hardware components on switches and routers, collaborating with customers, product management, and hardware engineers to design and build novel features that ensure Arista hardware runs effectively and efficiently. The engineer will write software controlling various hardware components, design abstractions for easy integration into hardware drivers, and develop solutions to accelerate key functions using hardware and FPGAs. The role also includes close collaboration with hardware engineers throughout the product lifecycle, from influencing hardware design to bringing up new hardware and guiding it through development to market.

Requirements

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
Hands-on experience in the design and development of hardware device drivers and/or system management utilities
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

Nice To Haves

Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is a plus
Experience working with low level hardware components is a plus

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.
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.