Senior/Lead Software Engineer, BIOS

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain the low-level CPU software for Arista products.

• Create automated tests utilizing C, C++, and Python to validate your features.

• Collaborate with hardware engineers and vendors to qualify new CPUs and related components for Arista’s products.

• Monitor ongoing developments in the Linux Kernel and identify features and functionalities of interest for Arista’s products and internal development requirements.

• Engage with upstream open-source BIOS communities to contribute features back to the mainline.

• Review and contribute to functional and design specifications authored by fellow engineers.

• Collaborate with Customer Support Engineers and customers to analyze, mitigate, and resolve issues in customer networks.

• Work alongside System Test Engineers to analyze problems discovered during testing and provide solutions.

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

• Mentor new and junior engineers to help them acclimate to Arista’s software development environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in the same fields with 6 years of experience; or a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.

• Required: expert knowledge and extensive experience programming in C.

• Knowledge of C++ and Python is preferred.

• Experience in designing and developing software for CPU firmware, BIOS, and boot loader environments.

• Experience with bringing up new CPU boards.

• Substantial hands-on experience in diagnosing issues, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs in low-level CPU firmware, BIOS, and boot loader software.

• Familiarity with the architecture, design, and implementation of the Linux kernel is preferred.

• Understanding of IP networking architecture, design, and principles is desirable.

• Practical understanding of modern software engineering principles and practices.

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

• Proficient software design and implementation skills.

• Capacity to work independently as well as in small teams.

• Ability to communicate effectively and document designs and implementations clearly and concisely.

• Familiarity with and experience in working with x86 and ARM CPU architectures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Wellbeing

• Income protection

• Group Retirement Savings Plan