Software Engineer; Wifi/Embedded
Listed on 2026-06-24
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Unix/Linux
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 s specific position is for the WiFi Access Point team.
What You’ll DoAs a core member of the Access Point 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 candidate’s 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.
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
- HostAPD, Portal, RADIUS, AAA, Identity and role management, Radsec
- Tunnels, firewall, iptables, flow classification, QoS, TLS, DTLS
- 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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