Arista Networks

If you don't have an offer or can't get an offer from anywhere else, only then join this company.

Takes a lot of time to actually start contributing because of a plethora of internal tools. The situation is so much worse that the company has even created a new language which is a wrapper on C++. So if someone takes your interview in C/C++ then don't think that you will be working in any standard language. FYI: their language has no documentation. It's just word of mouth.

Company/CTO is only focused on tools development and not on the product. You won't find any innovative/challenging work. All good reviews for work are older. Now the product has stabilized or the company is not focused.

No one talks about research papers or patents. Although there are parties if CISCO's hold on a patent ends. You can think where you need to be.

If someone is telling you the company gives a great increment, then they are either lying through their teeth or maybe they are getting good money because they are able to hire you cheap. Once you join, forget about any increments. The company is on an acquisitions spree. For employees at a lower level, the management only hands over a sorry letter. Don't think the company is doing well; beating all estimates means it will trickle down to employees. The company even rescinded offers of interns in summer 2020. So negotiate well because after joining, you won't get anything.

• Stop lying. Just say we can only afford to pay this much.
• Don't exaggerate bonus, increments, or growth of your shares.
• CEO/CTO should stop their ivory tower thinking and focus more on what's happening at ground level.
• Merely stating this is the "Arista way" doesn't mean that is happening at ground level.