Senior Software Engineer – Layer1, C++

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

📋 Description

• Create software to manage physical-layer connections from 1GBASE-T connectors to 1.6T long-reach optics.

• Develop instrumentation and telemetry tools for monitoring and diagnosing the health of physical links.

• Establish standards for new media in collaboration with the Optics teams and drive them to market.

• Enhance features, troubleshoot issues, and optimize code for both scalability and performance.

• Take ownership of projects from conception through to deployment and customer engagement.

• Collaborate with customers, product management, and hardware engineers to develop Layer1 functionalities.

• Architect, design, and oversee feature development.

• Create and maintain features using programming languages such as C, C++, and Python.

• Review and contribute to functional and design documentation.

• Develop automated tests and testing frameworks.

• Partner with hardware and manufacturing teams to launch Phys and transceivers into the market.

• Design software control interfaces for Layer1 components in conjunction with hardware engineers.

• Offer technical leadership across various features, projects, and tools.

• Analyze and troubleshoot customer network and system-testing issues.

• Mentor junior and new engineers.

• Work closely with Customer Support Engineers, customers, and System Test Engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years, or a Ph.D. with 3 years, or equivalent professional experience.

• Proficient in C or C++ and Python.

• Familiarity with UNIX or Linux operating systems.

• Practical understanding of software engineering principles.

• Strong capabilities in problem-solving and software troubleshooting.

• Capability to independently design solutions and implement features.

• Ability to collaborate effectively within small teams.

• Knowledge of digital communication technologies, such as modulation and signal encoding schemes, is advantageous.

• Understanding of IP networking and/or distributed systems is a plus.

• Experience with low-level hardware components is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses from Arista.

• Equity options.

• Medical benefits available for employees in the US.

• Dental benefits for US-based employees.

• Vision benefits for US-based employees.

• Wellbeing benefits for US-based employees.

• Tax savings benefits for US-based employees.

• Income protection benefits for US-based employees.

• Pre-agreed working hours with the team manager.