Software Engineering Interview Experience - Vancouver, Canada
February 1, 2015
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
An engineer asked about three questions to code in C on a Linux machine. Nothing else was asked. They were only interested in your programming skills. That was the engineer you were after. Open up your C/C++ book and solve around 100 questions, and you will nail it.
Questions
Dynamic vs. static allocation of char arrays in C.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Arista Networks Software Engineering role in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Arista Networks's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in Vancouver, British Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineering interview process in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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
Friendly Team, Hacky System
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 11, 2021
Pros: Friendly environment in the Vancouver office with very supportive coworkers.
Cons: The system might be hacky and not clearly documented.
5.0
Great co-op experience
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
November 5, 2019
Pros: Working with smart people and plenty of opportunities to learn new things.
Cons: None I can think of.
- 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.
- 5.0Friendly Team, Hacky SystemSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaApril 11, 2021Pros: Friendly environment in the Vancouver office with very supportive coworkers.Cons: The system might be hacky and not clearly documented.
- 5.0Great co-op experienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 5, 2019Pros: Working with smart people and plenty of opportunities to learn new things.Cons: None I can think of.
Arista Networks Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
