BIOS Software Engineer

Arista Networks
Vancouver
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 95,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["C","C++","Python","Linux","IP networking","X86","ARM","BIOS","Firmware"]

Mid-Senior BIOS software engineer to design, develop, and maintain low-level CPU firmware, BIOS and boot loader for Arista products; collaborate with hardware teams, CPU vendors, and open source BIOS communities; own features end-to-end from design to deployment while ensuring reliability and performance in EOS and customer networks.

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Arista Networks
Arista Networks
5 months ago

BIOS Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Mid-Senior BIOS software engineer to design, develop, and maintain low-level CPU firmware, BIOS and boot loader for Arista products; collaborate with hardware teams, CPU vendors, and open source BIOS communities; own features end-to-end from design to deployment while ensuring reliability and performance in EOS and customer networks.
Location: Vancouver
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.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 95,000 - 145,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:MedicalDentalVisionEquityRetirement

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 networking
Education:Master's
Skills:CC++PythonLinuxIP networkingX86ARMBIOSFirmware
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CC++PythonLinuxBIOSFirmwareX86ARM

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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