BIOS Software Engineer

Arista Networks
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem solving","Communication","Troubleshooting","Independence","Teamwork"]

Design, develop, and maintain low-level CPU firmware, BIOS, and boot loader software for Arista products. Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up CPUs, test and qualify new processors, and contribute to the Linux kernel and open source BIOS communities. Own projects end-to-end, mentor junior engineers, and ensure reliable, secure boot and system initialization across EOS-based devices.

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Arista Networks
Arista Networks
5 months ago

BIOS Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, develop, and maintain low-level CPU firmware, BIOS, and boot loader software for Arista products. Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up CPUs, test and qualify new processors, and contribute to the Linux kernel and open source BIOS communities. Own projects end-to-end, mentor junior engineers, and ensure reliable, secure boot and system initialization across EOS-based devices.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, integrate and maintain the low-level CPU software in Arista products.
  • •Develop automated tests using C, C++ and Python to validate your features.
  • •Work with hardware engineers and vendors to qualify new CPUs and related components for use in Arista products.
  • •Track ongoing developments in the Linux Kernel and identify features and functionality of interest to Arista for our products and for internal development needs.
  • •Work with upstream open source BIOS communities to contribute features back to the mainline.

Key Requirements

  • •BS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 3 years experience, or MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 2 years experience, or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering + 1 years experience, or equivalent work experience
  • •Expert knowledge of and extensive experience programming in C required. Knowledge of C++ and Python is desirable.
  • •Experience designing and developing software in CPU firmware, BIOS and boot loader environments.
  • •Experience bringing up new CPU boards.
  • •Significant hands-on experience diagnosing problems, troubleshooting issues, and fixing bugs in low-level CPU firmware, BIOS and boot loader software
Experience:3+ yearsComputer networkingData center
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem solvingCommunicationTroubleshootingIndependenceTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CC++PythonLinuxBIOSBoot loaderX86ARM

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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