Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
I received the initial interview offer fairly quickly after submitting my resume at a career fair.
The first technical interview was straightforward, presenting a medium-difficulty question. It required a solid understanding of the material, and the interviewer was quite pleasant.
The second interview was a phone call with a senior lead. I believed the interview went well, at least based on our conversation. He explicitly stated that the next step would be an on-site third round, intended to facilitate team integration.
However, after the interview, they completely ghosted me. There was no further communication, no rejection notice, nothing. This significantly soured the overall experience.
Questions
Why do you want to work here?
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Arista Networks Work Experiences
- 5.0Great culture. Smart people.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJune 23, 2023Pros: - 360-degree evaluation. - Encourage help between teams. - Open-minded culture. - Smart people.Cons: Unclear level. Sometimes that's confusing.
- 4.0Smart CTO, but no longer a startup culture.Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesDecember 9, 2020Pros: CTO (Ken Duda) loves writing code and is very focused on improving the development environment.Cons: The company has grown quickly. Even though they say they are like a startup, that is no longer true. The compensation is not really that great.
- 5.0Working in a fast-growing company with great software infrastructure and great engineers.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesFebruary 23, 2012Pros: Arista is growing really quickly, which means there are always new and interesting problems to solve. The engineering team is very good, and management is committed to solving problems the right way (no quick hacks to get a feature out, use automation for building and testing). There is very minimal management, and engineers are encouraged to lead and complete their own projects.Cons: Quick growth means Arista has lost most of its start-up feel, as much as management is fighting that. There is some tendency to see engineering as a sunk cost, and everything else as expensive.
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