Software Engineering Interview Experience - San Diego, California
February 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
One-hour-long on-campus interview after talking to a recruiter at a job fair.
Not terribly hard; the interviewer was willing to help when I got stuck.
The interview is entirely technical, so don't bother practicing your answers to non-technical coding and CS theory questions.
Questions
Write a function in C that compares version number strings, such as '1.1.2.1'.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Arista Networks Software Engineering role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Arista Networks's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in San Diego, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineering interview process in San Diego, California.
Arista Networks Work Experiences
4.0
Great place to intern
Software Engineering • Former Employee
October 10, 2012
Pros: Arista is a very young company, with a very freeform structure. Interns were given a lot of freedom, and everyone is expected to be self-accountable.
I was able to work on some very core parts of their software and push code to production only a few weeks in. Everyone I talked to seemed extremely smart and quite diverse, and everyone appeared to enjoy their work.
There is basically zero hierarchy in the company, and everything seemed very transparent.
Cons: One of the downsides of the lack of structure is that each intern's experience was different, based on what their mentors were working on. This also meant that we each seemed to get a lot of exposure to one project, but not much elsewhere. I did, however, have a much shorter internship than most others, and I believe a couple of interns did switch projects halfway through.
5.0
Cool Team, Depends On Team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Diego, California, United States
October 23, 2024
Pros: Cool team, benefits are okay.
Cons: Depends on the team you are on.
5.0
Nice place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 14, 2025
Pros: Flat structure, immense flexibility for developers, focus on quality over timeline, good pay, good work-life balance, hybrid office.
Cons: Monolithic code, less focus on extensibility.
- 4.0Great place to internSoftware Engineering • Former EmployeeOctober 10, 2012Pros: Arista is a very young company, with a very freeform structure. Interns were given a lot of freedom, and everyone is expected to be self-accountable. I was able to work on some very core parts of their software and push code to production only a few weeks in. Everyone I talked to seemed extremely smart and quite diverse, and everyone appeared to enjoy their work. There is basically zero hierarchy in the company, and everything seemed very transparent.Cons: One of the downsides of the lack of structure is that each intern's experience was different, based on what their mentors were working on. This also meant that we each seemed to get a lot of exposure to one project, but not much elsewhere. I did, however, have a much shorter internship than most others, and I believe a couple of interns did switch projects halfway through.
- 5.0Cool Team, Depends On TeamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesOctober 23, 2024Pros: Cool team, benefits are okay.Cons: Depends on the team you are on.
- 5.0Nice place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 14, 2025Pros: Flat structure, immense flexibility for developers, focus on quality over timeline, good pay, good work-life balance, hybrid office.Cons: Monolithic code, less focus on extensibility.
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