Golang Engineer (SRE Engineering Productivity)

Arista; Dublin; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Plan Coverage

401k Plan

On-site Gym & Showers

Flexible hours

Employee Assistance Programs

Biweekly Wellness webinars

Regular 'Snack Bash' Social Events

Job summary

Arista in Dublin is seeking software engineers for their Engineering Productivity team. You will work on essential systems for development, employing tools like Ansible and Jenkins. This role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and strong problem-solving abilities within a growth-oriented culture.

Qualifications include a BS in Computer Science with relevant experience, and proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Python, and others. Benefits include health coverage, wellness programs, and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of operating systems and networking systems.
• Ability to design solutions and implement features independently.
• Ability to work in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to design, build, and scale systems.
• Use industry-standard systems like Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes.
• Own projects from definition to deployment and customer interactions.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide fixes for workflows and infrastructure.

Skills

Problem solving skills

Software troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of Go

Knowledge of Python

Knowledge of Javascript

Knowledge of C++

Knowledge of Java

Understanding of operating systems

Understanding of networking systems

Understanding of distributed systems

Software engineering principles

Education

BS in Computer Science + 3 years' experience

MS in Computer Science + 2 years' experience

Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Tools

Linux

UNIX

Job description

Responsibilities

• Working in Engineering Productivity (EngProd), you will collaborate and work with other engineers to design, build, scale, and operate the systems that the rest of Arista’s development teams use
• The EngProd team uses industry-standard systems like Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Grafana, Spinnaker, MySQL, ElasticSearch, Google Cloud, and Varnish and also internal systems that we’ve built from the ground‑up to automate CI/CD, testing, analysis, and visualization
• We believe observability is one of the cornerstones of a stable system, and endeavor to make sure we can monitor and visualize all aspects of our tooling and infrastructure
• Arista Software Engineering roles demand a strong and broad software engineering background
• While the primary focus area for this role is EngProd, the role will not be limited to any single aspect of software development at Arista
• It will cover all aspects of software development spanning the addition of new features, debugging problems and fine tuning code for scalability and performance
• You will own your projects from definition to deployment and customer interactions, and you will be responsible for the quality of everything you deliver
• Arista Software Engineering prides itself on a supportive and growth-oriented culture
• Over time, as your interests change, coupled with evolving business needs you will have the opportunity to switch from EngProd to other areas, if you like
• Review and contribute to the specifications and implementations written by other team members
• Design and develop features, feature tests and solutions. Fix bugs and refactor code as needed
• Work with Arista’s software engineers to identify bottlenecks and limitations in our workflows, tooling, and infrastructure and provide fixes for those problems
• Provide support for our tools and infrastructure to Arista’s development team

Benefits

• Regular ”Snack Bash” Social Events with food and drinks!
• Biweekly Wellness webinars plus regular Wellness Week events focused on physical, mental, spiritual and financial wellness as well as career development and social activities
• Arista Gives Back: Employee Engagement Giving Drives and Volunteer events
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plan Coverage
• Life Insurance, AD&D, STD & LTD
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs
• PTO & Paid holidays
• 401k Plan
• On-site Gym & Showers
• Secured Bike Lockers
• Secured Bike Lockers
• Flexible hours
• Employee Assistance Benefits that include mental health and backup child and elder care support
• Discounted lunches through WeBox for HQ employees
• Family planning benefits

Qualifications

• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of operating systems, networking systems, distributed systems
• Ability to design a solution and implement features independently
• Ability to work in small teams
• At least BS Computer Science + 3 years’ experience, MS Computer Science + 2 years’ experience, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of one or more of Go, Python, Javascript, C++, Java
• Applied understanding of software engineering principles
• Knowledge of Linux (or UNIX)