Arista Networks Systems Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got pulled into a very technical process that leaned heavily on core networking and a hands-on way of thinking.

After initial steps, the interviews went deep into details—things that stretched from fundamentals like TCP/IP and routing structure all the way to tougher topics such as BGP. There weren’t many “behavior” style questions; it was mostly question-after-question, with a lot of specificity.

At one stage, the flow included presentations and whiteboarding of concepts, and the interview itself stayed technical throughout. I remember it feeling like the interviewer wanted me to be precise and stay engaged through the whole thread. Even when the questions started more manageable, the session

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