Arista Networks

PCIe Software Engineer

Arista Networks$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong fundamentals in engineering and Computer Science
  • 3+ years of experience with C or C++ programming
  • Knowledge of PCIe hardware and software drivers
  • Familiarity with PCIe state machine, ltssm, tlp, and credit flow control
  • Experience with PCIe switches
  • Hands-on experience troubleshooting low-level firmware issues

Responsibilities

  • Bring up PCIe links on new hardware designs
  • Tune PCIe parameters on root ports, bridges, and endpoints
  • Modify Linux PCI drivers and virtual memory allocation
  • Use AER and DPC to enhance error visibility and resiliency
  • Develop userspace software interfacing networking ASICs, FPGAs, and PCIe bridges
  • Measure hardware read and write performance
  • Automate tests using C, C++, and Python to validate features

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of hardware and software integration
  • Collaborative environment with hardware, diagnostics, and software teams
  • Focus on performance optimization
  • Engagement with diverse technologies like ASICs and FPGAs
  • Chance to influence low-level firmware development and diagnostics
Full Job Description
Job Description

Who You'll Work With
Operating right where hardware meets software, the Platform team builds the foundation for our networking ASICs and supporting infrastructure. PCIe software engineers write the code that manages high speed communication between hardware components in our switches. We work with hardware, diagnostics, and software engineers to maximize bandwidth and improve reliability on the PCIe links.

What You'll Do
As part of this team, you'll work on projects like:
  • Bringing up pcie links on new hardware designs
  • Tuning pcie parameters on root ports, bridges, and end points
  • Modifying the linux pci drivers and virtual memory allocation
  • Using AER and DPC to improve error visibility and resiliency
  • Developing userspace software that mediate between networking ASICs, FPGAs, and PCIe bridges.
  • Measuring hardware read and write performance
  • Develop automated tests using C, C++ and Python to validate your features.


Qualifications
  • Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals.
  • 3+ years fluency in C or C++. Python experience an added bonus.
  • Solid understanding of PCIe hardware and software drivers
  • PCIe state machine, ltssm, tlp, credit flow control knowledge a plus
  • Experience with PCIe switches
  • Significant hands-on experience diagnosing problems, troubleshooting issues, and fixing bugs in low-level firmware

If you're passionate about performance optimizations and enjoy working at the hardware/software boundary, the Platform team is a perfect choice!

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is a computer networking company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company designs and sells multilayer network switches to deliver software-defined networking solutions for large datacenter, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Arista Networks was founded in 2004 by former Cisco Systems engineers and is led by CEO Jayshree Ullal. The company went public in 2014 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANET.
Learn more about Arista Networks
Size
2,993 employees
Market Cap
$36.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$634.5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+21.2%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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