Arista Networks

1. Good quality and extremely helpful engineers.

2. Developers will be testing their own code, which results in high-quality software and develops a better perspective and appreciation of the software.

3. Work from home.

4. Hackathon.

5. Free coffee mug and paperless culture.

6. Ideal place for people who like to work a minimum and get paid.

1. The quality of work given is abysmal. You don't learn much and you become saturated.

2. There is too much layering around open-source and well-known software, so the learning curve is pretty high and is usually useless outside Arista.

3. The work Arista is doing is all about excellent execution, but there's no innovation. We are writing software that is already supported by Cisco, but ours is on a better foundation that is already written. So there's nothing new or groundbreaking happening here to look forward to.

4. Arreivew: Nothing to say here. A broken system.

5. Zero annual hikes. Essentially, you will be becoming poor due to inflation over the years. The company that pays in dollars will be spending less on you over time.

6. There is a lack of motivation since there are no hikes and rewards. Daily productivity is about 2 to 3 hours.

7. Attempt to unify the work cultures worldwide. The upper management in the US needs to delegate some management and logistical responsibility to people in India so they can take informed decisions without asking for approval every time. For example, just giving an annual bonus of 2L in India instead of hikes without taking inflation into consideration.

8. No budget is allotted for extracurricular activities such as cricket, badminton, or other team outings. Employees who are interested in sports/trekking need to pay from their own pockets. There are also no frequent team outings.

9. Everyone between 1 to 15 years of experience has the title of software engineer due to the flat hierarchy. It might be difficult to find jobs outside Arista that require you to lead projects and lead a team after 10 years of work experience.

10. The general mood of the employees in India is pretty gloomy. Any feedback given isn't taken seriously. People are leaving in a bunch.

None. They don't listen anyway.