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What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.\nAt Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.\nOur commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.\n As a core member of the Platform software team, the candidate will be part of a fast-paced, high caliber team building diagnostic software to help validate high-speed digital designs and achieve high yields in manufacturing Arista Networks products used in the computer networking industry's largest data centers. This role also offers a unique growth path. We are looking for a hands-on technical leader who is interested in exploring an engineering management track in the future.\nWho You’ll Work With\nThe Platform software team is responsible for all aspects of the development and delivery of hardware validation and manufacturing diagnostic software. The successful candidate will work closely on a project from its early conception to the final production stage at an off-site contract manufacturer. They will work with fellow engineers and members of the hardware and manufacturing teams to understand the design by reviewing specifications, datasheets, and schematics.\nBased on that, they will architect the code required for initial board bring-up, design verification testing, functional verification testing, performance and stress testing, etc. They will play a major role in improving yields at the contract manufacturer site as their software will be critical in validating builds and quickly identifying manufacturing defects. They will also provide high-level escalation support for complex, hardware-related network issues reported by our end customers.\nWhat You’ll Do\nThis role demands a strong and broad software engineering background, and an excellent understanding of hardware board design technology including network ASICs, CPUs, FPGAs, clock and power ICs. The candidate's role will not be limited to any single aspect of managing ASIC-based networking solutions, but cover all aspects of bringing up new hardware, developing all features requiring hardware validation, testing the software and hardware, and supporting our customers using these products.\nResponsibilities\nDesign, implement, and test production-grade diagnostics software for cutting edge network switches\n\nBring-up newly manufactured boards\n\nIsolate and perform root-cause analysis of reported failures\n\nSupport new platform software and hardware features\n\nCoordinate with the hardware engineering team on bring-up schedules and feature delivery\n\nDrive architectural design discussions, lead code reviews, and provide technical direction for complex projects\n\nCreate system software for our Linux-based appliance platform\n\nWork independently as well as in team roles\n\nUse a version control system to systematically document and version software\n\n BS in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science\n\nPrefer at least 8 of years of software engineering experience, with a significant portion focused on hardware validation, manufacturing diagnostics, or low-level systems programming\n\nExpertise in Python development, with a strong emphasis on applying object-oriented design principles to architect robust, scalable software\n\nStrong understanding of Linux internals, with the ability to debug and troubleshoot system-level and kernel-level issues is a plus\n\nExperienced with board bring-up and validation, interaction with hardware (FPGAs, ASICs, other ICs) using common interconnect buses (I2C, SPI, MDIO, JTAG, PCIe)\n\nFamiliarity with Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking concepts (PHYs, MACs, Ethernet link training, SerDes) and related testing methodologies is highly desirable\n\nDemonstrated success driving technical projects from inception to delivery, including coordinating across cross-functional teams\n\nExperience mentoring junior engineers, with a genuine interest in growing into a people leader over time\n\n “Please note: We are not engaging external recruiters for this role. 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