Software Engineer- SONiC

• 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 five years of experience in software development
• A minimum of one year of hands-on SONiC experience is a must
• o Understanding of SONiC architecture
• o Knowledge of the FRR open routing stack (formerly Quagga, Zebra), Redis-DB, and
• Docker
• o Experience using SONiC SAI for new feature development and integration
• Experience in Network Systems Software development
• Strong software debugging skills especially in embedded systems
• Experience with software development for the forwarding ASICs, FPGAs, Network Processors
• etc
• Datapath forwarding for ACLs, QoS, Unicast, Multicast, etc is a plus
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Experience working through the complete software development life cycle.

Skills Required
Docker, network processors, sonic, Redis, Python