[Hiring] Senior C++ Software Engineer @Arista Networks

Role Description

Who You'll Work With:

• The OpenConfig team responsible for building a dynamic, programmable data centre infrastructure using software-defined networking principles.

What You'll Do:

• Architect an entirely new networking operating system based on three guiding principles:
• State orientation
• Open standards-based approach
• Single software image consistency
• Implement State Orientation for publish-subscribe communication:
• Utilizes a multi-process state-sharing architecture that separates state information from protocol processing and application logic.
• Employs a central database shared by diverse applications, providing module independence, self-healing resiliency, and multi-process software stability.
• Adopt an Open Approach:
• Built EOS on top of an unmodified Linux kernel, maintaining full, secured access to the Linux shell and utilities.
• Supports Linux containers and virtual machines, enhancing DevOps practices.
• Provide a Single Image:
• Runs across all products in various packaging forms - physical platforms, virtual machines, and containers.
• Improves network testing and reliability while reducing complexity and cost of network operations.
• Allows for Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines that build, test, and deploy network configurations across the entire data center.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals.
• Extensive background in algorithms and strong software architecture skills.
• 5+ years of fluency in C or C++ programming.
• Hands-on experience with designs and implementations in a strong product-engineering environment.