Senior C++ Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Become a part of Arista Networks' SONiC software development team.

• Develop and validate features for extensive data center networks.

• Create and deliver SONiC software specifically for Arista switches.

• Collaborate with fellow engineers and marketing to collect functional and technical requirements.

• Compose functional specifications, design documents, test plans, and implementation code.

• Engage with the SONiC community to contribute code and test modifications.

• Partner with customers to diagnose and resolve network issues via software updates or patches.

• Design, oversee, troubleshoot, and sustain automated software testing processes.

• Take ownership of projects from inception to deployment, ensuring delivery quality.

• Implement system-software solutions using programming languages such as C, C++, and Python.

• Collaborate on routing-protocol solutions within a team setting.

• Evaluate system-test problems and provide appropriate solutions.

• Guide and mentor new and junior engineers.

• Review and contribute to specifications and implementations from team members and the SONiC community.

• Develop and maintain implementation and debugging timelines, providing weekly updates to the project lead.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant postgraduate professional experience.

• Proficient in C, C++, and/or Python.

• Familiarity with UNIX or Linux operating systems.

• Understanding of L2/L3 networking concepts.

• Knowledge of IP routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, or PIM is preferred.

• Awareness of Layer 2 features like 802.1d bridging, Spanning Tree Protocol, Link Aggregation Control Protocol, Link Layer Discovery Protocol, or RFC 1812 IP routing is advantageous.

• Capability to utilize, test, and debug packet forwarding engines along with vendor-supplied hardware component software libraries.

• Understanding of distributed-systems infrastructure roles, including messaging, signaling, databases, and command-line interface techniques.

• Practical experience in designing and developing Ethernet bridging, routing-related, or distributed-systems software is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with enterprise or service-provider Ethernet switch/router system software development, or substantial PhD-level research in network routing and packet forwarding, is desirable.

• Practical knowledge of software engineering principles.

• Excellent problem-solving and software troubleshooting abilities.

• Capability to independently design and implement solutions for smaller problems.

• Ability to collaborate within a small team to address medium-sized issues with minimal supervision.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work.

• Recognition and awards for compensation and work-life balance.