Senior C++ Engineer - SONiC

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Responsibilities

• ▹Write functional and design specifications for system software that manages hardware components
• ▹Independently implement solutions to small-sized problems in the system software using C, C++ and Python
• ▹Write test plan specifications for small-sized features and implement automated test programs
• ▹Debug and fix problems found by the automated test programs
• ▹Work on a team implementing, testing and debugging solutions to larger routing protocol problems
• ▹Work with Customer Support Engineers to analyze problems in customer networks and provide fixes as new software releases or patches
• ▹Work with System Test Engineers to analyze and fix problems found in their tests
• ▹Mentor new and junior engineers in Arista's software development environment and in SONiC development
• ▹Review and contribute to specifications and implementations written by other team members and the SONiC community
• ▹Help create a schedule for implementation and debugging tasks, update it weekly and report it to the project lead
• ▹Work with the marketing team to understand requirements and upstream code and test changes to the SONiC community

Requirements

• ▹BSc, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 2+ years of related post-graduate work experience
• ▹Knowledge of C, C++ and/or Python
• ▹Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
• ▹Strong software engineering fundamentals and strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• ▹Ability to design and implement a solution to a small-sized problem without outside help
• ▹Ability to work on a small team solving a medium-sized problem with limited oversight

Nice to have

• ▹Understanding of L2/L3 networking, including at least one of: IP routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, PIM) or Layer 2 features (802.1d bridging, Spanning Tree Protocol, 802.1ax LACP, 802.1AB LLDP, RFC 1812 IP routing)
• ▹Ability to use, test and debug packet forwarding engines and vendor-provided software libraries for hardware components
• ▹Infrastructure functions for distributed systems such as messaging, signaling, databases and command line interface techniques
• ▹Hands-on experience in designing and developing ethernet bridging or routing software or distributed systems software
• ▹Hands-on experience with enterprise or service provider class Ethernet switch/router system software development, or significant PhD-level research in network routing and packet forwarding

Soft skills

About the company

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Alongside innovation, it values diversity of thought and an inclusive working environment.