Senior Software Engineer - Layer1 - C++
Arista Networks2 days ago
Dublin, IrelandSenior
Responsibilities
- Interface with customers, product management, and hardware engineers to define Layer 1 features.
- Architect, design, and manage development of Layer 1 software features.
- Develop and maintain features using C, C++, and Python, including code reviews and design specifications.
- Build automated tests and test infrastructure for Layer 1 features.
- Develop instrumentation and telemetry tools to monitor and troubleshoot physical link health.
- Collaborate with hardware, optics, manufacturing, customer support, and system test teams to bring components to market and resolve problems.
- Design software control interfaces for Layer 1 hardware components.
- Own projects from definition through deployment and customer interactions.
- Provide technical leadership across features, projects, and tools.
- Mentor new and junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering plus 8 years of experience; or a master’s degree plus 6 years; or a Ph.D. plus 3 years; or equivalent work experience.
- Expert knowledge of C or C++ and Python.
- Knowledge of UNIX or Linux.
- Applied understanding of software engineering principles.
- Strong problem-solving and software troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to independently design solutions and implement features.
- Ability to work in small teams.
- Knowledge of digital communication technologies such as modulation and signal encoding schemes is preferred.
- Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is preferred.
- Experience with low-level hardware components is preferred.
Benefits
- Working hours will be agreed in advance with the team manager.
About Arista Networks
Arista Networks builds cloud networking hardware and software for large data centers, campus networks, and WAN routing. Its portfolio centers on EOS, a Linux-based network operating system, CloudVision management, and Ethernet switches used by cloud providers and enterprises; revenue comes from product sales plus subscriptions and support. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company on the NYSE (ticker: ANET).