Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

Arista Networks
Poland
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Teamwork","Documentation"]

Join Arista’s Linux Kernel team to design, implement, and maintain EOS kernel features and tests. You’ll track upstream kernel developments, qualify kernel-dependent hardware, contribute to mainline, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware and System Test teams to ensure scalable, high-performance networking software.

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Arista Networks
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3 months ago

Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

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Job Summary

Join Arista’s Linux Kernel team to design, implement, and maintain EOS kernel features and tests. You’ll track upstream kernel developments, qualify kernel-dependent hardware, contribute to mainline, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware and System Test teams to ensure scalable, high-performance networking software.
Location: Poland
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Track ongoing developments in the Linux Kernel and identify features and functionality of interest to Arista for our products and for internal development needs
  • •Develop and maintain EOS Kernel features and tests using C, C++ and Python, review and contribute to functional and design specifications. Build automated tests and test infrastructure to validate the features
  • •Work with hardware engineers and vendors to qualify new Kernel-dependent hardware components like CPUs and NICs for integration into Arista products
  • •Work with the Kernel community to contribute features back to the mainline
  • •Work with a team of Kernel engineers to integrate new versions of the Kernel for use in EOS and our internal development
  • •Provide technical leadership across features, projects and tools
  • •Work with Customer Support Engineers and customers to analyze, mitigate and fix problems in customer networks
  • •Work with the System Test Engineers to analyze problems found in their tests and provide fixes for those problems
  • •Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista’s software development environment

Key Requirements

  • •BSc, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering with 3+ years of related post graduate work experience
  • •Expert knowledge of and extensive experience programming in C required. Knowledge of C++ and Python desirable
  • •Significant hands-on experience troubleshooting issues, fixing bugs and developing features in the Linux kernel
  • •Familiarity with Linux kernel architecture, design and implementation
  • •Familiarity with the upstream Linux community’s patching process and procedures
Experience:3+ yearsOpen sourceLinux kernelComputer Networking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringTeamworkDocumentation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CC++PythonLinux

Company Brief

Arista Networks
Designs and sells high-performance cloud networking hardware and software for large-scale data centers and enterprise environments, including switches, routers, and network operating systems focused on programmability, telemetry, and low-latency networking.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 2004
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