Job Description

The EOS Routing team is responsible for developing features and underlying control plane infrastructure in the areas of IP routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, etc), MPLS signaling protocols (LDP, RSVP, etc ), and DC and SP technologies like Segment Routing and EVPN. This team is also responsible for developing innovative routing solutions based on 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 Data Center (DC), Cloud provider, Internet/WAN and Service Provider (SP) networks with a constant eye on scale and performance.

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 software systems. Arista engineers collaborate and work seamlessly across various feature areas to deliver top-notch network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Work independently or as part of a team to design, develop and maintain Layer 3/Routing protocols, solutions and features using C, C++ and Python

• Understand requirements from customers, product managers and field engineers, and write functional specifications

• Own all aspects of development and delivery of software

• Build automated tests and infrastructure to test the features.

• Work with support engineers and customers to troubleshoot and resolve problems in their networks

• Work with the System Test Engineers to analyze problems found in their tests and provide fixes for those problems.

Qualifications

• BS in CS/EE/CE + 3 years experience, an MS + 1 year experience, a Ph.D., or equivalent work experience

• Proficiency in C or C++ and Python

• Software development experience with Linux

• Understanding and ability to apply software engineering principles

• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a small team environment

• Hands on experience developing networking or distributed systems software is a plus

• Knowledge and experience in TCP/IP networking and networking protocols like BGP, IS-IS, LDP, OSPF, etc is a plus

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Where legally permitted, Arista requires all candidates for U.S.-based positions to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have an approved accommodation under applicable law. Candidates anticipating seeking an exemption should contact Arista HR before their start date. Candidates accepting an offer must provide proof of vaccination status on their first day. All offers of employment are contingent upon complying with Arista's vaccination policy.