Arista Networks

Senior/Lead Software Engineer, EOS Layer 2 and Network Services

Austin, TX, United States · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerArista Networks
LocationAustin, TX, United States
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted4 months ago

Who You’ll Work With

The EOS Platform Independent (PI) Layer 2 and network services team is responsible for building innovative and scalable solutions in the areas of Layer 2 protocols including 802.1X, LACP, MACsec, Multi-chassis LAG (MLAG), STP, and network management and security services such as AAA (TACACS/RADIUS), DHCP, DNS, IP Locking, Logging, SNMP, SSH/OpenSSL, ZTP etc. This team is also responsible for developing network monitoring software using protocols such as SFlow, IPFIX, and for device configuration using CLI, programmable RPC/REST APIs and SDK. This is a global team spanning multiple geographies working on cutting edge features that are deployed in the largest Campus, Cloud provider, Enterprise and Service Provider networks.

Arista provides an open Engineering-driven culture which fosters innovation and enables engineers to Learn, Lead and Thrive. Our adoption of modern software tools and processes and strong focus on automation enables our engineers to be amongst the most productive in the industry. Arista's products are purpose built with the scale, performance and quality required to operate in some of the most demanding environments in the industry. This provides engineers the platform and rigor to learn and gain experience in building complex, distributed and scalable softwaresystems. Arista engineers collaborate and work seamlessly across various feature areas to deliver top-notch network solutions.

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What You’ll Do

Understand requirements from customers, product managers and field engineers, and write functional specifications
Architect, design, develop and maintain Layer 2, network management, monitoring and security features using C, C++ and Python
Author test plans, build automated tests and infrastructure to test the features.
Work with support engineers and customers to troubleshoot and resolve problems in their networks
Own all aspects of development and delivery of software
Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools
Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista's software development environment
Work with the System Test Engineers to analyze problems found in their tests and provide fixes for those problems

BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 6 years experience, or MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 4 years experience, or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 3 years experience, or equivalent work experience
Proficiency in C or C++ and Python
Software development experience with Linux
Knowledge of layer 2 protocols like 802.1X, MACsec, LACP, STP, etc -or-
Knowledge of network management and monitoring protocols like AAA, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SFlow, IPFIX, OpenConfig, etc
Understanding and ability to apply software engineering principles
Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
Demonstrated technical leadership, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a small team environment
Ability to design a solution and implement features independently
Hands on experience developing networking or distributed systems software is a plus

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Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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