Cloud Networking System Test Engineer

Arista Networks, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking world-class Software Test Engineers to join our team in Santa Clara. You will work with software and hardware engineers, product managers, and test engineers to analyze customer requirements, gather technical details, and validate that products meet customer needs.

You’ll contribute to automated tests and address escalated issues in the lab. The role emphasizes finding hard-to-find bugs, designing robust test networks, and collaborating across multiple teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience in creating test methodologies and writing test plans.
• Strong knowledge in networking areas (Ethernet, IP routing, TCP/IP, QoS, L2-L3 protocols).
• Experience with test tools such as IXIA or Spirent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design test network topologies to validate functionality, performance, stability and scale.
• Execute test plans to verify all aspects of the product and identify defects.
• Work with developers to create automated tests and support exploratory testing.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to reproduce and debug customer issues in lab environments.

Skills

Test methodologies

Test plans

Networking fundamentals

Linux

Automation testing

Bug hunting

Education

BE/BTech/ME/MTech in Networking

Tools

IXIA

Spirent

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking world-class Software Test Engineers to join our team in Santa Clara. You will work with software and hardware engineers, product managers, and test engineers to analyze customer requirements, gather technical details, and validate that products meet customer needs.

You’ll contribute to automated tests and address escalated issues in the lab. The role emphasizes finding hard-to-find bugs, designing robust test networks, and collaborating across multiple teams to ensure