Lead Packet-Forwarding Software Engineer

Arista Networks, Inc.

Nashua, Northern (NH, KY)

Hybrid

USD 190,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Arista Networks, Inc. seeks a Lead Software Engineer for Packet Forwarding to design and implement advanced forwarding features in EOS.

You will collaborate with customers, product management, and engineers to solve complex networking challenges and scale forwarding paths across large data centers and campuses. The role requires deep experience in C/C++, Python, and Linux, with a strong background in IP networking and distributed systems.

Qualifications

BS CS/EE/CE required or equivalent; MS/PhD considered.
Expert C/C++ and Python; strong UNIX/Linux familiarity.
Experience with packet forwarding chips, IP networking or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Interface with customers and product management to define packet forwarding features and solutions.
Architect, design and manage the development of these features.
Develop and maintain features using C, C++ and Python; review specs and build tests and test infrastructure.
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.