Arista Networks Software Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted Aug 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience started with an HR screen and then moved into a single technical interview with an engineer.

The technical round gave me a choice of environments—either SSH with vim or a CoderPad-style setup—and the whole conversation stayed in C with a focus on computer architecture concepts. It felt like they wanted a grounded understanding rather than just algorithm tricks.

In another similar part of the process, the technical interview also involved coding with test cases where the problem got enhanced after I passed the initial tests. I remember that dynamic being a little stressful because it meant I couldn’t just lock in a solution and stop thinking. Even when the task started manageable,

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