Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Packet Forwarding Engines)

Arista Networks; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 167,761 - 272,611; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Income protection

Group Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Arista Networks in Vancouver, Canada is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with strong fundamentals in software engineering and experience with ASIC-based packet forwarding engines. The role includes designing, implementing, and testing hardware-related software solutions, as well as mentoring junior engineers.

Successful candidates will possess a degree in Computer Science or related fields and have extensive experience in C/C++. The position offers a competitive salary range between $120,000 and $195,000 based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in software engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to debug complex systems.
• Experience in designing and implementing software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Write functional specifications for packet forwarding engine features.
• Implement solutions to packet forwarding engine software problems.
• Debug and resolve issues found in automated tests.

Skills

C

C++

UNIX or Linux

IP networking

Software troubleshooting

Education

BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Job description

What You’ll Do

This role demands strong software engineering fundamentals, and a good understanding of ASIC-based packet forwarding engines, hardware components (like temperature sensors, fan controllers, etc), board system management software, how the software that manages them is implemented, and the networks in which they are used. Your role will not be limited to any single aspect of managing ASIC-based packet forwarding engines at Arista, but cover all aspects of bringing up new hardware, developing all features requiring hardware forwarding support (including low-level hardware drivers), testing the software and hardware, and supporting our customers using the products you build.

Responsibilities

• Write functional specifications and design specifications for small-sized packet forwarding engine features and system software to manage hardware components.
• Independently implement solutions to small-sized problems in our packet forwarding engine software and system software using the C, C++, and python programming languages.
• Understand, utilize, test, and debug packet forwarding engine and hardware components vendor-provided software libraries in your solutions.
• Write test plan specifications for small-sized packet forwarding engine features and system software, and implement automated test programs to execute the cases described in the test plan.
• Debug problems found by our automated test programs and fix the problems.
• Work on a team implementing, testing, and debugging solutions to larger packet forwarding engine software problems and system software issues.
• Work with Customer Support Engineers to analyze problems in customer networks and provide fixes for those problems when needed in the form of new software releases or software patches.
• Work with the hardware team and hardware component vendors to bring up initial versions of new systems using packet forwarding engines and system software.
• Work with the diagnostic software team to design and develop software for the validation of new packet forwarding engine ASICs and hardware components.
• Work with the System Test Engineers to analyze problems found in their tests and provide fixes for those problems.
• Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista's software development environment.
• Review and contribute to the specifications and implementations written by other team members.
• Help to create a schedule for the implementation and debugging tasks, updating that schedule weekly, and reporting it to the project lead.

Qualifications

• BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 8 years experience, or MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 6 years experience, or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 3 years experience, or equivalent work experience
• Experience or knowledge in the following:
• C or C++
• Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
• Understanding of IP networking or distributed systems
• Applied understanding of software engineering principles
• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
• Ability to design a solution to a small-sized problem, and implement that solution without outside help. Able to work on a small team solving a medium-sized problem with limited oversight.

Additional Information

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $120,000 to $195,000 across Canada. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location.

The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. Employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, income protection and a Group Retirement Savings Plan. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.