Job Description

Who You ll Work With

Arista strengthened its commitment to open network software by introducing Arista switches Powered by SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud). Enabled by a new Arista SAI (Switch Abstraction Interface) offering, customers now have the flexibility to deploy SONiC software on Arista switching platforms, combining the advantages of open-source software with Arista EOS for open, high performance, highly available networks.

What You ll Do

As a Software Engineer, your core responsibility is to deliver new cutting edge product features. A major part of this is writing and owning the design/implementation of the code that drives our products. However, the role of a Software Engineer is much bigger than simply writing code. Software engineers work on the whole development process, including:
- Suggesting and deciding what features to build
- Design, architect and develop network applications and microservices for Data Center Networking on SONiC
- Pushing, testing, documenting the feature
- Working alongside customers in the field if needed





Are you right for this role

This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to be a part of the software development team that is redefining Data Center switching. For success at Arista all you need is:
- Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
- Extensive background in algorithms and strong software architecture skills
- Fluency in one of C/C++/Python programming
- Hands-on experience with designs and implementations in a strong product-engineering environment

Preferred qualifications
- A minimum of 3-9 years of experience in software development
- A minimum of one year of hands-on SONiC experience is a must
- Understanding of SONiC architecture
- Knowledge of the FRR open routing stack (formerly Quagga, Zebra), Redis-DB, and Docker
- Experience using SONiC SAI for new feature development and integration
- Experience in Network Systems Software development
- Strong software

📌 Software Engineer- SONiC (Bengaluru)
🏢 Arista Networks
📍 Bengaluru