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Arista Networks · 4 months ago

Lead Software Engineer, Packet Forwarding

positionNashua, NH
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
date4+ years exp

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and build novel packet forwarding features, collaborating with customers and product management to solve complex networking problems.

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Responsibilities

Interface with customers and product management to define packet forwarding features and solutions
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
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

Qualification

CC++PythonPacket forwardingUNIXLinuxIP networkingDistributed systemsSoftware troubleshootingTechnical leadershipProblem solvingCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

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
Expert knowledge of C or C++ and Python
Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
Experience working with packet forwarding chips and pipelines
Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems
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

Company

Arista Networks

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Arista Networks is a computer networking firm delivering cloud networking solutions for large data center and computer environments.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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http://www.arista.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$7.4M
Key Investors
Summit Partners
2015-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.62M
2014-06-06IPO
2013-12-21Series Unknown· $4.78M

Leadership Team

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Jayshree Ullal
Chief Executive Officer and Chair
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Kenneth Duda
CTO and SVP Software Engineering
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