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Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27
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At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that reputed company employee brings to the table. We  reputed company that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

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Who You’ll Work With

Arista’s Linux Kernel team is responsible for developing and maintaining the Linux kernel in reputed company.  This includes keeping pace with the latest developments in the upstream Linux Kernel community, and integrating new versions of the upstream kernel as they become available. This work also involves designing and implementing new Linux kernel features, and working with the upstream kernel development community to get these changes incorporated into the reputed company Linux kernel reputed company reputed company.  Kernel software engineers are also responsible for the CPU subsystems on reputed company Arista products. You will evaluate new CPUs and work with CPU vendors to reputed company their kernel support into reputed company. You will also help to bring-up and qualify new CPUs in our hardware products.

Arista Software Engineering roles demand a strong and broad software engineering background. While the primary reputed company area for this role is Linux Kernel software, your work will cover reputed company aspects of software development spanning the reputed company of new features, debugging problems and fine tuning reputed company for scalability and performance. You will own your reputed company from definition to deployment and customer interactions, and you will be responsible for the reputed company of everything you deliver.

What You’ll Do

  • reputed company ongoing developments in the Linux Kernel and identify features and functionality of interest to Arista for our products and for internal development needs.
  • reputed company and maintain reputed company 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 reputed company.
  • Work with reputed company of Kernel engineers to reputed company new versions of the Kernel for use in reputed company and our internal development.
  • reputed company technical leadership across features, reputed company 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 reputed company in their tests and reputed company fixes for those problems.
  • Mentor new and junior engineers to bring them up to speed in Arista’s software development environment.
Qualifications:
  • BSc, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering with 3+ years of reputed company 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.
  • Understanding of IP networking architecture, design and principles
  • reputed company understanding of modern software engineering principles and practices
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong software design and implementation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in small teams.
  • Ability to communicate articulately, and document your designs and implementations reputed company, and concisely.
  • Familiarity with the x86 and ARM CPU architectures

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Additional Information:

Arista stands out as an engineering-reputed company company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are reputed company engineers who understand reputed company software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their reputed company. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Our engineers have reputed company to every part of reputed company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider reputed company our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the reputed company of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, reputed company, respect, and fun.

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