Arista Networks

Software Engineer In

June - September 2023 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

I loved the work environment and the fellow interns!

What I wish was different

I wish I had more experience in C++

Advice

Make sure you learn as much as you can from your experience and challenge yourself.

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Software Engineer Intern

June - September 2022 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

Very chill and supportive company

What I wish was different

Wish I could been on site

Advice

Don’t be afraid to not know anything in the beginning, just ask.

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Tax Intern

January - August 2021 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

-Working on various projects in regards to tax -Working with different tax managers -Doing research on various tax policies

What I wish was different

-N/A

Advice

-Always be willing to learn and stay openminded since this internship is a great way for one to soak up all of the knowledge and get hands on working experiences as a student.

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Technical Solutions Engineer

May - December 2019 • Cary, NC

What I liked

Loved the atmosphere and team environment! Had the ability to come into work everyday and learn something new!

What I wish was different

Advice

Push yourself to get the most out of it!

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Software Engineer Intern

June - September 2019 • Santa Clara, CA

What I liked

I liked the company's work culture a lot. The environment was extremely friendly and welcoming. Everyone is accessible and glad to help with any kind of issue, be it asking for an opinion or asking for help. Interns tend to form their own social groups, hang out together, form friendships, and the best part is that none is left on the outside should they want to tag along. Interns are treated like any other full time employee that just started working, so the projects assigned to interns are real problems that need to be solved and that get integrated in the products. This provides a really nice feeling of accomplishment when projects merge with the base code. Also, everything that I learned during my internship is still quite valuable even outside the company (being consistent with a coding style, designing good code, learning on the go, etc.)

What I wish was different

I wish lunch would have been free at the company's cafeteria.

Advice

The learning curve is quite steep, so do not get discouraged even if after 3 months you feel like you barely started to get the hang out how everything works. So don't expect the beginning to be too easy, you'd have to learn their tools, the programming languages, the coding styles, development cycle, etc. Always ask your mentor for help if you need any or if anything seems out of place, if the mentor is not there, ask someone else on the team (or really, any team if your problem is not too specific).

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Software Engineer Intern

May - August 2019 • Nashua, NH

What I liked

Expectations were high and the tasks I was assigned were challenging. Very rewarding once I became comfortable with the tools and the workflow. Interactions with full-time colleagues were professional yet casual. The environment was very supportive of newcomers, and communication with others was highly encouraged.

What I wish was different

My C++ skills could've used some sharpening prior to the internship. Particularly with regards to object-oriented design concepts (abstraction, inheritance, etc). Also, having strategies readily available when it comes to reading and digesting unfamiliar, undocumented code would have been useful.

Advice

I was in the Platform team, so experiences will vary. Come prepared to be challenged and to feel like you're outside your comfort zone during the ramp-up. Collaborate and communicate: ask well-formed questions after doing due diligence. If you get blocked, reach out. Brush up on the software engineering topics you were hired to use prior to the start of your internship.

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