Arista Networks

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California

November 1, 2017

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had an onsite interview with them after clearing the first round. The interviewer was clearly not a smart person. He had a solution in mind and was fixated on it. He was not able to grasp my solution and how it was better than the approach he suggested. I'm glad that I will not be working with such irritating persons in the future.

Questions

Here are some interview questions:

Bit manipulation questions
Find the inorder successor in a binary tree
Given a min and max range and two numbers, find the number of non-duplicate multiples of these numbers within that range.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Arista Networks Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.

Success Rate

45%

Pass Rate

Arista Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive55%

Neutral20%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.

Arista Networks Work Experiences

Great Team, Slow Pace

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Good culture and really good teammates.

Cons: Move not very fast and very stable.

Great Team, Slow Pace

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Good culture and really good teammates.

Cons: Move not very fast and very stable.

Good first job. I learned a lot. I did feel a bit burnt out after 4 years

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: - Good place to start my career. - Helpful peers, easy to work with and ask questions. - Free to work on anything and fix anything.

Cons: - Not enough direction from management at times. - Network protocols are a very defined space with not a lot of new and exciting stuff. - Pay is on the lower end.

Good first job. I learned a lot. I did feel a bit burnt out after 4 years

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: - Good place to start my career. - Helpful peers, easy to work with and ask questions. - Free to work on anything and fix anything.

Cons: - Not enough direction from management at times. - Network protocols are a very defined space with not a lot of new and exciting stuff. - Pay is on the lower end.

Great company overall, with rewarding career paths

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Compensation is mostly tied to stock. If you work hard and the company succeeds, so do you.

Cons: The peer review system can be gamified, where strong friendships are much more important than the amount and quality of work you do.

Great company overall, with rewarding career paths

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Compensation is mostly tied to stock. If you work hard and the company succeeds, so do you.

Cons: The peer review system can be gamified, where strong friendships are much more important than the amount and quality of work you do.

Great Team, Slow Pace

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

August 20, 2025

Pros: Good culture and really good teammates.

Cons: Move not very fast and very stable.

5.0
Great Team, Slow Pace
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
August 20, 2025
Pros: Good culture and really good teammates.
Cons: Move not very fast and very stable.

Good first job. I learned a lot. I did feel a bit burnt out after 4 years

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: - Good place to start my career. - Helpful peers, easy to work with and ask questions. - Free to work on anything and fix anything.

Cons: - Not enough direction from management at times. - Network protocols are a very defined space with not a lot of new and exciting stuff. - Pay is on the lower end.

4.0
Good first job. I learned a lot. I did feel a bit burnt out after 4 years
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
July 20, 2022
Pros: - Good place to start my career. - Helpful peers, easy to work with and ask questions. - Free to work on anything and fix anything.
Cons: - Not enough direction from management at times. - Network protocols are a very defined space with not a lot of new and exciting stuff. - Pay is on the lower end.

Great company overall, with rewarding career paths

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Compensation is mostly tied to stock. If you work hard and the company succeeds, so do you.

Cons: The peer review system can be gamified, where strong friendships are much more important than the amount and quality of work you do.

5.0
Great company overall, with rewarding career paths
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
June 11, 2024
Pros: Compensation is mostly tied to stock. If you work hard and the company succeeds, so do you.
Cons: The peer review system can be gamified, where strong friendships are much more important than the amount and quality of work you do.

Arista Networks Interview Questions

Construct String With Repeat Limit

You're given a string of characters and a limit on how many times each character can repeat consecutively. Build the lexicographically largest string possible while respecting this repeat limit.

StringsGreedy Algorithms

Restore IP Addresses

Given a string of digits, find all possible valid IP address combinations you can create by inserting dots. An IP address is valid if each segment is between 0 and 255.

StringsRecursion

Find the Town Judge

In a town, find the 'judge' who is trusted by everyone else but doesn't trust anyone. You are given trust relationships; determine if a town judge exists and, if so, who they are.

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