Arista Networks

Networking

SoftwareEngineer-PlatformTeam

Athens, Greece CONTRACT
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The Brief

“Software Engineer - Platform Team at Arista Networks. Skills: C/C++/Python, Algorithms, Software architecture, Linux. Architect an entirely new networking operating system. Work closest to the hardware and programming chips”

What You'll Achieve.

Provide clients with a competitive edge; Anticipate and adapt to future challenges; Improve network testing and reliability; Reduce complexity and cost of network operations; Increase speed and reliability of network deployments

Industry & Context.

Networking
Problems you'll solve

self-healing resiliency; multi-process software stability

Eligibility Requirements

12 month rolling contract

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

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

What You'll Do.

Architect an entirely new networking operating system

Work closest to the hardware and programming chips

Leverage advancements in cloud computing

Leverage advancements in artificial intelligence

Leverage advancements in software-defined networking

Design and implement solutions

Provide clients with a competitive edge

Anticipate and adapt to future challenges

and deploy network configurations

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with the Platform team

Full Job Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges. At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation. Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do. Who You'll Work With You will work with the Platform team who work closest to the hardware and programming chips. What You'll Do Arista’s engineering team started from a blank sheet of paper to architect an entirely new networking operating system. Arista’s unique architecture is based on three guiding principles: 1. State orientation 2. Open standards-based approach 3. Single software image consistency 1) State Orientation for publish-subscribe communication State Orientation uses a unique multi-process state-sharing architecture that separates state information from protocol processing and application logic with a central database shared by diverse applications. Both system state and data are stored in the system database where data is accessed via an automated publish/subscribe model. This distinct design principle provides module independence, self

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