Arista Networks

Networking

SoftwareTestEngineer(SONiC)

₹18–28L ~AI est. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Software Test Engineer (SONiC) at Arista Networks. Skills: SONiC testing, Network protocols, Linux OS. Find bugs in software. Find bugs in hardware”

Industry & Context.

Networking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS CS/CE/EE plus 3+ years experience, 1+ year SONiC testing experience, Hands on Linux OS experience, Working knowledge of SONiC architecture

Nice to Have

MS degree preferred, Manual testing experience desired, Knowledge of forwarding ASICs, ACE/CCIE/JNCIE certifications a plus, Familiarity with test automation tools, Familiarity with scripting languages

What You'll Do.

Find bugs in software

Find bugs in hardware

Design test topologies

Validate functionality

Validate defect resolution

Develop functional software

Create automated test plans

Participate in specification reviews

Participate in design reviews

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Software developers; Field-facing teams; Networking experts; Product managers; Technical documentation teams; Combined development and test team

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $8 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience. Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners. At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe 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 the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and 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 quality and performance standards in everything we do. Who You’ll Work With You’ll collaborate closely with software developers, working side by side to ensure robust and high-quality product releases. You’ll engage with field-facing teams to understand customer deployments and feedback, representing customer use-cases directly to engineering teams. As a test expert, you’ll also work with networking experts to validate platform integration, scalability, and performance. Additionally, you will interact with product managers and technical documentation teams to align testing efforts with real-world application and market needs. What You’ll Do * Use every means possible to find the bugs in the software and/or hardware being developed by your team. * Write test plans to validate Aris

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