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Employment at Arista Networks proved to be a highly rewarding experience, primarily due to the exceptional colleagues with whom I had the privilege of working. My responsibilities encompassed the coordination of national training operations, the enhancement of onboarding processes, and providing support across various departments to improve accuracy and efficiency. The organizational culture was characterized by collaboration, mutual respect, and a community of highly intelligent and supportive professionals who contributed meaningfully to every project.

I gained substantial insights into cross-departmental communication, organizational practices, and process enhancement through the trust placed in me to assume responsibility for critical tasks. There was no particular aspect of the role that was particularly difficult; each challenge presented an opportunity for professional growth. Nonetheless, prospects for advancement were somewhat limited unless one was employed within sales or information technology sectors. Overall, the environment fostered a positive and professional atmosphere that contributed to the development of my leadership and operational capabilities.

Great people good learning experience. I was recruited into Arista Networks Services to establish a Program Management Office (PMO) and Change Advisory Board (CAB). Provide guidance, consulting leadership experience, and organizational change management of online policies & programs. Established a progressive and flexible program and project management system within Arista Networks to develop consistent and efficient product line management portfolios that helped deliver successful business operations within NetSuite, Boomi, and SalesForce.com portals for enterprise solutions in complex dynamic environments.

Great execution and planning by upper management, but poor to very poor mid and lower level managers. 

Very development-centric organization, which is good for developers and other technical staff, but very little support is given to non-development groups. 

Extremely backward processes and untrained, unprofessional staff in Marketing and other support groups, including Tech Pubs and Training. 

Very low pay in certain non-development groups. Contractors are used in many groups, and a good deal of them are poorly trained and lack essential skills.

Overall, Arista is a great company that has been tremendously successful and will continue to be. They are in a very exciting space and there is a great opportunity to participate in the leading edge of networking technologies. There is a very strong focus on engineering in the company and consequently fewer resources are devoted to sales, so there is frequently limited support for sales reps. There is simultaneously tremendous expectations for results, creating a very challenging environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The mission, at the time of my tenure.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
24/7 commitment with zero expectation of down time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overly demanding results expectations

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Thoroughly enjoyed working as a team/with my team. Days were long, at times.

Competitive pay, good benefits, very flexible schedule, lots of trust given to you to manage your work, but not enough training and direction given to new grads. Very much a "sink or swim" or "trial by fire" kind of experience. Resources for learning like documentation are often absent, and you are expected to hunt down whoever has the knowledge you need (often the person who originally wrote the code). Tribal knowledge is king here. Basically it's a mid-sized company that often still operates like a startup.

Really strong engineering culture and great people. Managers are also engineers and are always coding themselves as well which I appreciated. Work-life balance is great. The hardest part of the job is the learning curve.

Only negative I would say is very niche technology that might not be useful elsewhere.

Otherwise I would give 5 stars.

In the past year, I've greatly appreciated our company's work culture, which is both chill and supportive. The hybrid and flexible working arrangements have been particularly beneficial. This setup has allowed me to maintain a healthy work-life balance, which in turn has enhanced my productivity and overall job satisfaction.



Great teamwork amongst all departments, who go the extra mile to ensure projects are released as planned. Intense fast-paced environment that if you thrive on aggressive timelines & pressure, then you will fit right  in.

Great for a self-driven engineer who works well in an open, flat management structure. Not good for someone accustomed to process driven development. Expect growing pains as the company transitions to a larger scale.

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