Arista Networks Software Engineer interview experience

In the first round, I had about an hour to work through two data structure and algorithm problems—manageable, but still fully focused on correctness.

The last round was the part that stood out. It started with a block of behavior questions for about fifteen minutes, then shifted immediately into a design-and-implementation task that asked me to create and implement an STL-like class without relying on any STL library. It was demanding because they wanted the mechanics and implementation details, not just a conceptual explanation.

Across the experience, the emphasis stayed on computer