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.
Job DescriptionWho You’ll Work With
You’ll be a core member of the Extensible Operating System (EOS) team in Sydney, a fast-paced, high-calibre global team building the software that runs the world's largest data centre networks. Our team is responsible for all aspects of developing and delivering the foundational networking features that run on all of Arista's switching products.
You will work with your fellow engineers and members of the marketing team to gather and understand the functional and technical requirements for upcoming projects. You will help write functional specifications, design specifications, test plans, and the code to bring all of these to life. You will also work with customers to triage and fix problems in their networks. Internally, you will develop automated tests for your software, monitor the execution of those tests, and triage and fix problems found by your tests.
At Arista, you will own your projects from definition to deployment, making a direct impact on our customers and the quality of everything you deliver.
What You’ll Do
The core responsibility of a software engineer at Arista Networks is to deliver product features. A major part of this is writing the code that drives our products. But the role of a software engineer is much bigger than just being a coding machine. Software engineers work on the whole development process, including:
deciding what features to build
driving the design
writing the code (of course)
pushing testing
documenting, maintaining and supporting the feature
As a graduate software engineer, you’ll be writing in C, C++ and Python to extend existing features or add new ones, and enhance our Extensible Operating System's (EOS) codebase. To help you along the way, we’ll pair you up with an experienced mentor and find you projects that best match your interests and skill level.
The Person
We are looking for talented developers with great communication skills and a drive to find the best solution to a problem. As a software engineer at Arista, you'll be working on our embedded OS with a particular focus on adding or extending features for our Ethernet switches.
If you…
Have a strong interest in operating systems or low level programming
Have a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
Are fluent in C or C++
Care about writing well tested, maintainable and high quality code
Are interested in learning new things
...then this job is for you.
QualificationsCandidates must demonstrate a strong understanding of systems programming through relevant coursework or other experience. We're also looking for a strong interest in low-level technical projects and outstanding academic results in relevant courses.
You must have a Bachelor of Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering and have graduated recently. Candidates with an equivalent or more advanced postgraduate degree are also encouraged to apply.
Additional InformationAustralian Work Rights
Only candidates with Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency, an applicable Student Visa, or otherwise a demonstrable legal entitlement to work in Australia for the duration of employment, will be considered for roles in Australia. Please review open roles in other geographical regions of Arista if you have complementary skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering
- Recent graduate (graduated recently)
- Strong understanding of systems programming (coursework or experience)
- Fluent in C or C++
- Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Strong interest in operating systems or low-level programming
- Ability to write well-tested, maintainable, high-quality code
- Experience with Python
- Legal entitlement to work in Australia (Australian citizen, permanent resident, applicable student visa, or demonstrable right to work)
Arista Networks Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arista Networks and has not been reviewed or approved by Arista Networks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as generous, including unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and flexible hours with hybrid options. Parental leave is also included, supporting time off needs beyond standard vacation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is a notable component of rewards through RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a discount. This structure can materially increase total compensation when stock performance is favorable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Everyday perks and wellness supports are broad, including on-site gym/showers, secured bike storage, stocked break rooms, discounted lunches, wellness webinars, and social events. Family-planning benefits add to lifestyle and wellbeing coverage.
Arista Networks Insights
What We Do
Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software driven cloud networking solutions for large datacenter storage and computing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10 to 400 gigabits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.
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