Arista Networks
Networking
SoftwareEngineerSONiC
“Software Engineer - SONiC at Arista Networks. Skills: SONiC software development, system software development, networking. building and qualifying features to run the world's largest data center networks. development and delivery of SONiC software meant to run on various Arista switches”
What You'll Achieve.
provide our clients with a competitive edge; meet the current demands of the digital landscape; anticipate and adapt to future challenges; building and qualifying features to run the world's largest data center networks; responsible for the quality of everything you deliver
Industry & Context.
problem solving; software troubleshooting skills; triage and fix problems; debug problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BSc, MS or Ph. D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering with 2+ years of related post graduate work experience, Knowledge of C, C++, and/or python, Knowledge of UNIX or Linux, Ability to utilize, test, and debug packet forwarding engine and a hardware component’s vendor provided software libraries in your solutions, Applied understanding of software engineering principles, problem solving and software troubleshooting skills, Ability to design a solution to a small-sized problem, and implement that solution without outside help, Able to work on a small team solving a medium-sized problem with limited oversight
Nice to Have
good understanding of networking including capabilities like L2, L3, and fundamentals of commercial switching HW, Understanding of L2/L3 networking including at least one of the following areas is desirable: IP routing protocols, such as RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, or PIM. Layer 2 features such as 802. 1d bridging, the 802. 1d Spanning Tree Protocol, the 802. 1ax Link Aggregation Control Protocol, the 802. 1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol, or RFC 1812 IP routing., Infrastructure functions related to distributed systems such as messaging, signaling, databases, and command line interface techniques, Hands-on experience in the design and development of ethernet bridging or routing related software or distributed systems software is desirable, Hands-on experience with enterprise or service provider class Ethernet switch/router system software development, or significant PhD level research in the area of network routing and packet forwarding is desirable
What You'll Do.
building and qualifying features to run the world's largest data center networks
development and delivery of SONiC software meant to run on various Arista switches
gather and understand the functional and technical requirements for upcoming projects
write functional specifications
design specifications
upstream code/test changes
triage and fix problems in customer networks
develop automated tests for your software
monitor the execution of those tests
triage and fix problems found by your tests
own projects from definition to deployment
responsible for the quality of everything you deliver
Write functional specifications and design specifications for system software to manage hardware components
Independently implement solutions to small-sized problems in the system software
Write test plan specifications for small-sized features and implement automated test programs
Debug problems found by our automated test programs and fix the problems
and debugging solutions to larger routing protocol problems
analyze problems in customer networks and provide fixes
analyze problems found in system tests and provide fixes
Mentor new and junior engineers
Review and contribute to the specifications and implementations written by other team members and the SONiC community
create a schedule for the implementation and debugging tasks
update that schedule weekly
report it to the project lead
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with your fellow engineers; members of the marketing team; Work with customers; Work with the SONiC community; Work with Customer Support Engineers; Work with the System Test Engineers; Mentor new and junior engineers; Review and contribute to the specifications and implementations written by other team members and the SONiC community; Able to work on a small team solving a medium-sized problem with limited oversight
Process & Methodology
create a schedule for the implementation and debugging tasks, update that schedule weekly, report it to the project lead
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