Arista Networks
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Arista Networks tech stack

Arista Networks builds mostly with Python, C++, Go, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Linux, Unix, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Python is named in 211 of the 308 job postings Arista Networks published in the last 12 months (69%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Arista Networks, updated Nov 14, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 14, 2026
Technologies in use
168
Postings analysed
308
Open now
154
Modernity
77 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Arista Networks use?

Python is named in 69% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by C++ (44%), Go (8%), JavaScript (7%).

Python 211 69% required in 89% · 113 open now · since Jun 2024
C++ 135 44% required in 98% · 78 open now · since Mar 2025
Go 24 8% required in 100% · 9 open now · since Mar 2025
JavaScript 23 7% required in 65% · 11 open now · since Jan 2026
Perl 18 6% required in 78% · 11 open now · since Sep 2025
Java 15 5% required in 60% · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Verilog 15 5% required in 53% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Bash 8 3% required in 100% · 7 open now · since Jan 2026
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SQL8
Embedded C7
Node JS7
C7
MATLAB5
VHDL5
PowerShell3
SystemVerilog3
Rust2
Scala2
C#1
Stata1
Haskell1
PureScript1
TCL Scripting1

What frameworks and libraries does Arista Networks use?

Bootstrap is named in 2% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by Django (1%), Hadoop (1%), TensorFlow (1%).

Bootstrap 7 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Django 3 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Hadoop 3 1% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Jun 2024
TensorFlow 2 1% optional · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Dagster 1 <1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Flink 1 <1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Matplotlib 1 <1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Nov 2026
Next.js 1 <1% required in 100% · since May 2026
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NumPy1
Pandas1
React.js1
SciPy1

What databases does Arista Networks use?

MySQL is named in 5% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by PostgreSQL (5%), ElasticSearch (4%), InfluxDB (2%).

MySQL 15 5% required in 93% · 8 open now · since Apr 2026
PostgreSQL 15 5% optional · 7 open now · since Jun 2026
ElasticSearch 13 4% required in 85% · 8 open now · since Apr 2026
InfluxDB 7 2% optional · 4 open now · since Jun 2026
Redis 6 2% required in 17% · 2 open now · since Jan 2026
MariaDB 6 2% optional · 3 open now · since Jun 2026
HBase 4 1% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Jun 2024
ClickHouse 3 1% required in 33% · 2 open now · since Jun 2026
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MS SQL1
Snowflake1

What cloud and platforms does Arista Networks use?

Linux is named in 58% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by Unix (22%), GCP (12%), Kubernetes (9%).

Linux 179 58% required in 96% · 98 open now · since Jun 2024
Unix 67 22% required in 100% · 41 open now · since Jun 2025
GCP 36 12% required in 72% · 18 open now · since Mar 2025
Kubernetes 28 9% required in 82% · 16 open now · since Jun 2024
Grafana 19 6% required in 74% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
AWS 19 6% required in 58% · 9 open now · since Mar 2025
Azure 14 5% required in 64% · 6 open now · since Mar 2025
Google GKE 11 4% required in 55% · 7 open now · since Nov 2025
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Fedora7
Windows7
Apache Kafka5
GitLab5
VMWare5
Active Directory4
Microsoft Fabric4
Power BI4
RTOS4
SIEM4
Spark4
GitHub Actions3
Ubuntu3
Windows Server3
Amazon EKS3
Azure AKS3
Amazon EC22
Amazon S32
Bamboo2
Crowdstrike2
VirusTotal2
Bitbucket2
GitLab CI2
AWS Lambda1
Amazon Kinesis1
CentOS Stream1
Databricks1
Figma1
GitHub1
Okta1
Red Hat1
Datadog1

And 3 more, each named in fewer postings.

What developer tools does Arista Networks use?

Ansible is named in 18% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by Jenkins (8%), Tcpdump (8%), Wireshark (6%).

Ansible 54 18% required in 81% · 23 open now · since Jun 2024
Jenkins 26 8% required in 96% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
Tcpdump 24 8% required in 92% · 14 open now · since Jun 2024
Wireshark 19 6% required in 95% · 12 open now · since Oct 2025
Terraform 19 6% required in 79% · 9 open now · since Mar 2025
Docker 18 6% required in 50% · 8 open now · since Jun 2024
Prometheus 18 6% required in 33% · 10 open now · since Jun 2026
gRPC 16 5% required in 88% · 4 open now · since Feb 2026
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Spinnaker15
Rest API11
Gerrit9
Git8
Microsoft Excel8
Loki8
OpenSSL7
ArgoCD7
QEMU7
Thanos6
Cadence Allegro5
Pulumi5
Xilinx Vivado4
Cadence Sigrity3
Copilot3
pySpark3
Siemens ModelSim3
Nagios3
OpenStack3
Ansys HFSS2
Keysight ADS2
KVM2
ANSYS1
AWX1
Altium Designer1
Ansys SIwave1
Chef1
Mentor Xpedition1
Sketch1
Valor NPI1
ZooKeeper1
AutoCAD1

And 9 more, each named in fewer postings.

What AI and ML technologies does Arista Networks use?

BERT is named in 1% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by ChatGPT (<1%), LLM (<1%).

BERT 2 1% required in 100% · since Jun 2026
ChatGPT 1 <1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
LLM 1 <1% required in 100% · since May 2026

Which engineering practices does Arista Networks ask for?

BGP is named in 24% of job postings at Arista Networks, followed by OSPF (21%), Wi-Fi (18%), CI/CD (15%).

BGP 73 24% required in 82% · 29 open now · since Jun 2024
OSPF 65 21% required in 80% · 27 open now · since Jun 2024
Wi-Fi 56 18% required in 64% · 15 open now · since Oct 2025
CI/CD 45 15% required in 91% · 21 open now · since Mar 2025
MPLS 31 10% required in 84% · 17 open now · since Jun 2024
TCP/IP 28 9% required in 93% · 8 open now · since Jun 2024
DHCP 22 7% required in 100% · 13 open now · since Oct 2025
VLAN 15 5% required in 100% · 11 open now · since Oct 2025
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DNS10
Layer 210
AI Agents9
Self-Healing8
IAM5
ETL/ELT4
HPC4
FinOps3
PKI3
SLI/SLO/SLA3
Configuration Management2
FMEA2
Machine Learning2
Prompt Engineering2
Anomaly Detection1
Incident Management1
Master Data Management1
Statistical Process Control1
VPN1
GD&T1

What does each Arista Networks team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

113 postings
C++104
Linux101
Python94
Unix52
Go12
Jenkins12

Hardware

43 postings
Python23
C++15
Linux15
Verilog8
SystemVerilog3
Ansys HFSS2

Solutions

26 postings
Python21
Tcpdump15
Wireshark15
Linux14
Ansible10
C++10

DevOps

24 postings
GCP20
Python20
Kubernetes19
Linux19
Ansible16
Unix14

Industrial Engineering

17 postings
Python7
Django3
MySQL3

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How much does Arista Networks pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Arista Networks postings with stated pay: $175k across 90 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python68$173k−1%
Linux44$168k−4%
C++38$191k+9%
Unix15$195k+11%
GCP9$154k−12%
Kubernetes6$153k−13%
Google GKE6$153k−13%
Go5$161k−8%

How is the Arista Networks stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
CrowdstrikeOct 2026
VirusTotalOct 2026
SystemVerilogOct 2026
GitHub ActionsOct 2026
PKIOct 2026
DjangoSep 2026
BootstrapSep 2026
FedoraSep 2026
Rising
Wi-Fi13% → 26%
Jenkins7% → 13%
Go6% → 11%
AI Agents1% → 6%
Bootstrap0% → 5%
Fedora0% → 5%
Node JS0% → 5%
DNS2% → 5%
Falling
C++54% → 33%
Unix31% → 18%
MPLS9% → 4%
Kubernetes13% → 8%
Perl6% → 1%
Spinnaker8% → 4%
ElasticSearch7% → 3%
Git5% → 1%
Not named for 6 months
OpenStackJan 2026

How modern is the Arista Networks stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 77/100

Arista Networks scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Arista Networks stack in its industry?

Share of the 153 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python59%
Linux60%
C++48%
Unix21%
GCP20%
Kubernetes34%
Go19%
JavaScript32%
AWS26%
Grafana26%

What sets Arista Networks apart

Fedora1%
InfluxDB4%
HBase2%

Questions about the Arista Networks tech stack

What programming languages does Arista Networks use?

The languages named in Arista Networks job postings are Python (69%), C++ (44%), Go (8%), JavaScript (7%), Perl (6%), as a share of the 308 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Arista Networks use Bootstrap?

Yes. Bootstrap is named in 7 of 308 job postings (2%) and required in 7 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Arista Networks use?

The cloud and platforms named in Arista Networks job postings are Linux (179), Unix (67), GCP (36) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Arista Networks?

Backend postings at Arista Networks most often require C++ (104), Linux (101), Python (94), Unix (52), out of 113 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Arista Networks tech stack changing?

Yes. Crowdstrike, VirusTotal, SystemVerilog, GitHub Actions first appeared in Arista Networks job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Arista Networks tech stack?

Arista Networks scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Arista Networks tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Arista Networks publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 308 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Arista Networks tech stack: 168 technologies from 308 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/arista-networks/technologies

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