Senior Layer1 Software Engineer – Networking & Hardware

Arista Networks; Poland; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking a Layer1 Software Engineer to work on software that manages the physical layer, from 1GBASE-T to 400G optics, delivering stable connectivity for data center and campus networks.

You will develop, debug and optimize low-level software, write tests, and collaborate with hardware, optics and manufacturing teams to bring new Layer1 components to market. Mentoring junior engineers is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of C/C++ and Python.
• Familiarity with UNIX or Linux.
• Knowledge of modulation and signal encoding schemes is a plus.
• Understanding of IP networking and distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience with low-level hardware components is a plus.
• Applied understanding of software engineering principles.
• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to design solutions and implement features independently.
• Ability to work in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Interface with customers, product management and hardware engineers to come up with innovative new Layer1 features.
• Architect, design and manage the development of these features.
• Develop and maintain features using C, C++ and Python, review and contribute to functional and design specifications. Build automated tests and test infrastructure to test the features.
• Work with hardware and manufacturing teams to bring new Layer1 components like Phys and Transceivers to market.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to design optimal software control interfaces for managing Layer1 components.
• Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools.
• Work with Customer Support Engineers and customers to analyze, mitigate and fix problems in customer networks.
• 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.

Skills

C/C++

Python

UNIX/Linux

Modulation/Encoding

IP networking/Distributed systems

Low-level hardware

Software engineering principles

Troubleshooting

Independent design/implementation

Team collaboration

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking a Layer1 Software Engineer to work on software that manages the physical layer, from 1GBASE-T to 400G optics, delivering stable connectivity for data center and campus networks.

You will develop, debug and optimize low-level software, write tests, and collaborate with hardware, optics and manufacturing teams to bring new Layer1 components to market. Mentoring junior engineers is expected.