Arista Networks is hiring a

Software Engineer (Wifi/ Embedded)

Pune, India
Full-Time

Who You’ll Work With

As a software engineer at Arista, you own your project end to end. You and your project team will work with product management and customers to define the requirements and design the architecture. You’ll build the backend, write automated tests, and get it deployed into production via our CD pipeline. As a senior member of the team you’ll also be expected to help mentor and grow new team members. This role demands a strong and broad software engineering background, and you won’t be limited to any single aspect of the product or development process.

The candidate will be working with the WiFi team at Arista, developing cutting edge and next generation WiFi solutions in a fast-paced environment. The WiFi team is responsible for the end to end development of the Cloud managed WiFi product portfolio of Arista. This specific position is for the WiFi AccessPoint team.

What You’ll Do

As a core member of the AccessPoint team, the candidate is expected to work closely with relevant teams to understand product requirements, design the solution, build the software and deliver it for final validation and customer deployment. The successful candidate will also keep track of new and emerging technologies and their impact on Arista products, come up with new and innovative ideas to improve and differentiate the product and help Arista become a leading player in the Campus space. The candidate will also work closely with sales and support teams to push new solutions, understand customer needs and pain points and help resolve escalations. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in software development and good understanding of systems and networking areas with the knowledge of the WiFi area as an added bonus.

The candidate's role will not be limited to a single aspect of the product, it will be broad encompassing many different aspects including but not limited to developing new Access Points, designing and implementing new features, tracking new technologies and working closely with the sales and customer teams.

Requirements:
• Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
• Minimum 2-15 years of relevant experience
• Well versed with programming in one of C/C++ languages
• Experience working in a Linux environment, developing applications or Linux drivers

Proven experience in Any of the below:
1. Network device drivers, operating system internals, Kernels, compilers, SOC architecture
2. User space development for connectivity related products (Wireless Lan access points/ controllers, networking equipment) in one or more of following areas:
    • HostAPD, Portal, RADIUS, AAA, Identity and role management, Radsec
    • Tunnels, Firewall, Iptables, Flow Classification, QoS, TLS, DTLS

Preferred Skills:
• Experience with Wi-Fi device drivers on Linux.
• Hands-on experience in working with one or more WIFI chipset platforms
• Good System Level understanding of the Wireless AP functionality
• Experience in developing Wi-Fi features, system integration, evaluate various performance parameters

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand the principles of sound software engineering and the importance of doing things right.
We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.
Every part of the company is accessible to our engineers, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.
Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.

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