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Platform Software Infrastructure Engineer

Arista

Job Description

Posted on: 
November 18, 2024

Summary and company overview

Company Description

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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop tools and infrastructure for automating a lot of manual processes.
  • Develop tools that visualize failures in the manufacturing and help the team to easily narrow down the problem.
  • Integrate various tools in Arista and help create a unified echo system.
  • To help agile manufacturing, design and develop tools that provide configuration information to the tests on the fly. Automate a lot of people driven processes to data driven processes.
  • Upgrade older UI written with Python to React to improve efficiency.
  • Develop automated hardware testing infrastructure to be used for production of Arista network switches - involves automation code written in Python/Go, as well as web application development using Django/React and MySQL
  • Interface with local and remote manufacturing teams to resolve problems, collect requirements, identify opportunities for improving efficiency and scalability of automated production system on an on-going basis
  • Track multiple software release branches; develop tools to automate synchronization of code across these branches

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years hands-on experience in automation using Python, JavaScript, Golang
  • Web application development experience using frameworks like Django, React, Angular; interfacing with MySQL using Python/Go/JavaScript/Typescript
  • Working knowledge of setting up and administering Linux servers, network switches, troubleshooting network issues
  • Ability to pick up new programming languages and frameworks
  • Self-directed and have a passion for tools development and test automation
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex concepts with clarity and simplicity

Preferred Qualifications

  • Past experience with Perforce/Git software configuration management tool will be a plus
  • Minimum of Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent is preferred

Additional commentary

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Summary and company overview

Company Description

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.

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