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Overall Decent Workplace

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Arista Networks for 6 years
October 17, 2020
Vancouver, British Columbia
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Generally friendly work environment.
  • Encouragement to own your code (few examples where legacy code was "off limits").
  • Openness to branch out and experiment in your work.
  • Somewhat flexible work hours. Team dependent, but most managers are usually okay, especially if you have special circumstances.
  • Reasonable salary with decent growth (in the experience of a new grad up to 5 years of experience at least).
  • Opportunities for good stock and cash bonuses (can possibly add 50-100% to salary after a couple of years, in my experience).
  • Pick Windows, MacOS, or Ubuntu for your laptop (you're remoting to a Linux server for most stuff anyway).
  • Improvements to development tooling infrastructure are improving (though subject to all the strains that come with medium-sized companies).
  • Remote work setup is technically very good when you can't be in the office (provided you have a good internet connection).
Cons
  • Employees in different time zones can cause strain on teams/projects.
  • There is some expectation of work outside of typical work hours, mainly due to time zones. Fortunately, this doesn't necessarily translate to "overtime" work, as you could just flex your work hours.
  • Health benefits are so-so, at least I'm told from more senior Canadian employees.
  • Diversity is somewhat lacking, a plague on the industry as a whole.
Advice to Management

Preserve the culture of freedom to explore, customize, etc. A startup-esque mentality at a large-ish company is really important to a lot of folks.

Push more on broader diversity programs outside of recruitment. It starts in pre-school.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
5.0

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