Arista Networks

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

June 9, 2021

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round was an online assessment, and the second was an in-person online interview.

They were quite slow to come back with a decision, as I assume they were interviewing quite a few people for the role.

Questions

Implement some functions in a tree.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 45 interview experiences for the Arista Networks Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

36%

Pass Rate

Arista Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive76%

Neutral18%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Arista Networks's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Arista Networks Work Experiences

Easy Work, Sometimes Slow

Platform Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work is easy, at least from an intern's POV.

Cons: Slow sometimes and not much.

Easy Work, Sometimes Slow

Platform Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work is easy, at least from an intern's POV.

Cons: Slow sometimes and not much.

Frugal and miser company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work.

Cons: The company just doesn't want to give money to its employees. You will literally have to beg for hikes here like a beggar. They don't even adjust for inflation. Extremely frugal and cheap with respect to compensation and perks.

Frugal and miser company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work.

Cons: The company just doesn't want to give money to its employees. You will literally have to beg for hikes here like a beggar. They don't even adjust for inflation. Extremely frugal and cheap with respect to compensation and perks.

Engineering culture is still not the best

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work-Life Balance Small Teams

Cons: Engineering culture is not that strong as FAANG. Best practices are still not followed. Agile way of working is still very slow in the software org with just weekly meetings.

Engineering culture is still not the best

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work-Life Balance Small Teams

Cons: Engineering culture is not that strong as FAANG. Best practices are still not followed. Agile way of working is still very slow in the software org with just weekly meetings.

Easy Work, Sometimes Slow

Platform Engineer • Former Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work is easy, at least from an intern's POV.

Cons: Slow sometimes and not much.

5.0
Easy Work, Sometimes Slow
Platform Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
April 24, 2023
Pros: Work is easy, at least from an intern's POV.
Cons: Slow sometimes and not much.

Frugal and miser company

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work.

Cons: The company just doesn't want to give money to its employees. You will literally have to beg for hikes here like a beggar. They don't even adjust for inflation. Extremely frugal and cheap with respect to compensation and perks.

1.0
Frugal and miser company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
July 20, 2022
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work.
Cons: The company just doesn't want to give money to its employees. You will literally have to beg for hikes here like a beggar. They don't even adjust for inflation. Extremely frugal and cheap with respect to compensation and perks.

Engineering culture is still not the best

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Santa Clara, California, United States

Pros: Work-Life Balance Small Teams

Cons: Engineering culture is not that strong as FAANG. Best practices are still not followed. Agile way of working is still very slow in the software org with just weekly meetings.

3.0
Engineering culture is still not the best
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
March 2, 2025
Pros: Work-Life Balance Small Teams
Cons: Engineering culture is not that strong as FAANG. Best practices are still not followed. Agile way of working is still very slow in the software org with just weekly meetings.

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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