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 $7 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.
Job DescriptionThe Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable data solutions for the Manufacturing BI team, including data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, databases, APIs, data models, and Power BI reporting solutions. The role works closely with business and technical teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes using Python, SQL, and Microsoft Fabric.
- Design and develop solutions using Fabric Lakehouse and Warehouse.
- Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, databases, and data models.
- Build data integrations and APIs across multiple enterprise data sources.
- Develop and support Power BI reports, semantic models, and dashboards.
- Troubleshoot and optimize data pipelines, database performance, and data quality.
- Work with Manufacturing and technical teams to define requirements and deliver scalable data solutions.
- 5+ years of experience with SQL, data engineering, ETL/ELT, and data warehouse solutions.
- Strong SQL Server, T-SQL, data modeling, and performance-tuning skills.
- Programming experience with Python, Java, C#, Rust, or similar languages.
- Experience with APIs, JSON, flat files, Excel, and relational databases.
- Experience with Power BI or similar BI tools.
- Manufacturing data and Microsoft Fabric experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and AI developer tools such as Codex CLI, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field.
Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.
We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.
Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.
Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience with SQL, data engineering, ETL/ELT, and data warehouse solutions
- Strong SQL Server, T-SQL, data modeling, and performance-tuning skills
- Programming experience with Python, Java, C#, Rust, or similar languages
- Experience with APIs, JSON, flat files, Excel, and relational databases
- Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools
- Manufacturing data experience
- Microsoft Fabric experience
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and AI developer tools such as Codex CLI, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field
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.
