Software Engineer (Wifi/ Embedded)

Job Description

Who You ll Work With

The candidate will be working with the WiFi team at Arista, developing cutting edge and next generation WiFi solutions in a fast-paced environment. The WiFi team is responsible for the end to end development of the Cloud managed WiFi product portfolio of Arista. This specific position is for the WiFi AccessPoint team.

What You ll Do

As a core member of the AccessPoint team, the candidate is expected to work closely with relevant teams to understand product requirements, design the solution, build the software and deliver it for final validation and customer deployment. The successful candidate will also keep track of new and emerging technologies and their impact on Arista products, come up with new and innovative ideas to improve and differentiate the product and help Arista become a leading player in the Campus space. The candidate will also work closely with sales and support teams to push new solutions, understand customer needs and pain points and help resolve escalations. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in software development and good understanding of systems and networking areas with the knowledge of the WiFi area as an added bonus.

The candidates role will not be limited to a single aspect of the product, it will be broad encompassing many different aspects including but not limited to developing new Access Points, designing and implementing new features, tracking new technologies and working closely with the sales and customer teams. Qualifications

Requirements:
Strong engineering and Computer Science fundamentals
Minimum 6-15 years of relevant experience
Well versed with programming in one of C/C++ languages
Experience working in a Linux environment, developing applications or Linux drivers

Proven experience in Any of the below:
1. Network device drivers, operating system internals, Kernels, compilers, SOC architecture
2. User space development for connectivity related products (Wireless Lan access points/ controllers, networking equipment) in one or more of following areas:
HostAPD, Portal, RADIUS, AAA, Identity and role management, Radsec
Tunnels, Firewall, Iptables, Flow Classification, QoS, TLS, DTLS

Preferred Skills:
Experience with Wi-Fi device drivers on Linux.
Hands-on experience in working with one or more WIFI chipset platforms
Good System Level understanding of the Wireless AP functionality
Experience in developing Wi-Fi features, system integration, evaluate various performance parameters

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