Software Engineer - Professional Services

Job Description

Who you'll work with

Arista Networks is seeking candidates to join the Professional Services (Software Development) team. This team is a global team of software engineers working to deliver high quality and robust software to help Arista's customers and internal colleagues achieve their goals and solve interesting real-life problems.

What You’ll Do

The team's work can be divided into three main areas :

Network automation : Developing innovative frameworks for customers by leveraging cutting-edge network automation techniques

Software customizations : Designing and implementing solutions to help customers deploy and operate advanced networking infrastructure

Efficiency enablement : Building software tools to help internal and external collaborators work more productively when deploying, migrating and operating networks

Qualifications

Essential

Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

3+ years professional software development experience

Proficiency in Python, Golang, C++, C or Rust

Expertise in version control systems ( GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)

Knowledge of testing frameworks ( PyTest, GoMock)

Understanding of IP networking and / or distributed systems

Experience with Unix or Linux

Comfortable working in all phases of software development life cycle

Personable with excellent communication skills

Great problem solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills

Ability to work independently, and also collaborate effectively within a team

Keen intellect with willingness to keep learning and developing

Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation

Desirable

Experience with CI platforms ( GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)

Familiarity with container technologies ( Docker, Podman, Kubernetes) and service orchestration ( Ansible, Terraform)

Familiarity with Nautobot or Netbox

Familiarity with Itential Automation Platform

Experience with data center networking, management and orchestration

Experience building third party software integrations and APIs

Experience working in a customer-facing role