Lead Layer1 Software Engineer - Physical Network

jobr.pro; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks in Nashua, NH is seeking world-class Senior/Lead Layer1 software engineers to build software that manages the physical layer, from 1GBASE-T to long-reach optics, and to monitor link health.

You will own projects from definition to deployment, work with hardware and optics teams, and mentor junior engineers while delivering scalable, high-performance Layer1 features in C, C++, and Python.

Qualifications

• BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 6 years experience, or MS + 4 years experience, or Ph.D. + 3 years experience, or equivalent work experience
• Expert knowledge of C or C++ and Python.
• Experience working with low level hardware components
• Knowledge of digital communication technologies like modulation and signal encoding schemes
• Knowledge of UNIX or Linux
• Understanding and ability to apply software engineering principles
• Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated technical leadership, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a small team environment
• Ability to design a solution and implement features independently
• Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is a plus

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

Leadership

Low-level hardware

Education

BS in CS/EE/CE

MS in CS/EE/CE

PhD in CS/EE/CE

Job description

Arista Networks in Nashua, NH is seeking world-class Senior/Lead Layer1 software engineers to build software that manages the physical layer, from 1GBASE-T to long-reach optics, and to monitor link health.

You will own projects from definition to deployment, work with hardware and optics teams, and mentor junior engineers while delivering scalable, high-performance Layer1 features in C, C++, and Python.