Apprenticeship Trainee - Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center,
campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $8 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience. Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe
fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place
to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Who You'll Work With

As an Apprentice Trainee in our Sales Engineering team, you will join a group of industry experts and technical leaders. Reporting to the System Engineering Manager, you'll collaborate with skilled field engineers and contribute to aligning our solutions with our clients' larger business goals. You'll work closely with our Product Management and Software Development teams to steer product developments and strategic direction.

• Pursuing or recently completed a BE/BS/CS/CE technical degree.
• Interest in obtaining Network Industry Certifications (e.g., CCIE (R&S), JNCIE) preferred.
• Strong foundational knowledge in L2/L3 networking design and implementation.
• Familiarity with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols (Cisco, Juniper, Extreme, Aruba).
• Interest in Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineering.
• Basic knowledge of network overlays preferred.
• Understanding of Ethernet, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, EVPN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS.
• Familiarity with industry-standard CLI.
• Interest in SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) desired.
• Basic programming skills in Python and Ansible for network automation.
• Awareness of competitive products, solutions, and services.
• Ability to write white papers is a plus.

Note: This apprenticeship is designed to provide hands-on experience and mentorship from industry leaders, preparing you for a successful career in systems engineering and pre-sales.

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.