Software Test Engineer

Arista Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Arista Networks in Santa Clara is seeking a Software Test Engineer to ensure the highest quality in networking products. You will work closely with development teams, focusing on identifying hard bugs not caught by automated tests.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in test methodologies and a solid background in networking protocols. The role offers competitive pay ranging from $110,000 to $185,000, along with comprehensive health benefits and opportunities for bonuses.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in creating test methodologies and writing test plans.
• 1+ years of experience in related fields.
• Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Use various methods to find bugs in software/hardware.
• Write and execute test plans for product validation.
• Design test network topologies for functionality and performance.

Skills

Test methodologies

Ethernet

IP Routing

TCP/IP

Network management

Education

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

IXIA

Spirent

Test automation tools

Job description

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

Arista Networks is looking for world‑class Software Test Engineers to help us in building the highest quality networking products you can buy. At Arista, you’ll spend your time embedded deeply into our development teams, working side by side with the developers, helping us to explore, find and fix our bugs before they can reach our customers. You will NOT spend your time running manual regressions of mind‑numbing, 1000 page test plans, because Arista’s developers automate all the basic functional and integration tests. Instead, you’ll bring your intelligence, creativity, and drive to work every day to help us understand how our products are going to be used by our customers and to make sure that they’re going to work every time. Your job is to find the hard bugs, the ones not easily exposed by the developers’ automated unit and product level tests.

What You’ll Do

• Use every means possible to find the bugs in the software and/or hardware being developed by your team.
• Write test plans to validate Arista features and products.
• Design test network topologies to validate functionality, performance, stability and scalability of features and products.
• Execute test plans to verify all aspects of the product. Identify defects and validate resolution.
• Work as an agile member of a combined development and test team, running in short cycles to develop functional software in quick iterations.
• Work with the developers on your team in creating their plans for automated tests to complement the exploratory testing that you perform. Be the testing expert for your team.
• Participate in functional specification and software design reviews held by your team and provide customer centric input.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in creating test methodologies and writing test plans.
• Strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Ethernet, RSTP/ MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, IGMP, PIM SM/ SSM, QoS, L2‑L3 protocols, Platform validation, HA, QOS, network management.
• Experience with IXIA and/or Spirent test tools desired.
• Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages desired.
• BS CS/CE/EE plus 1+ years of experience. MS degree preferred.

The new hire base pay for this role has a pay range of $110,000 to $185,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location.

The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. US-based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment‑related decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.