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Arista Networks

Hardware and software for cloud networking

Hardware Engineering Intern

Winter 2026
No salary listed
Internship
Bachelor's
Nashua, NH, USA
In PersonInterns must arrange their own housing, relocation, and transportation to the office.
Hardware EngineeringBoard & Electronics Design
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Working toward a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics with a fundamental understanding of electrical engineering concepts.
  • Completion of junior year coursework.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and work both on a team and independently.
Responsibilities
  • Perform board-level hardware characterization, verification, and in-lab debugging.
  • Perform printed circuit board design from architecture definition when possible, including schematic capture and board layout.
  • Evaluate components and conduct evaluation board testing.
  • Rework and assemble systems.
  • Perform miscellaneous laboratory work, including moving items and mechanical assembly.
  • Gain experience designing and testing networking technologies.
Desired Qualifications
  • Personal electronic projects, including an example of something built from a kit or designed independently.
  • Prior experience designing, debugging, or testing printed circuit boards.
  • Some experience coding or scripting to control or monitor hardware status.

About the company

Arista Networks builds high-performance cloud networking hardware and software for large data centers and cloud environments. Its product line includes spine-and-leaf switches and routers that form scalable data-center networks, combined with software for automation and visibility to simplify operations. The network gear is designed for hyperscale and I/O-intensive workloads, offering strong performance and power efficiency. Arista differentiates itself through a focus on scalable, energy-efficient hardware paired with software that improves automation and observability, serving cloud providers, enterprises, and financial institutions via direct sales, partners, and service contracts. The company's goal is to help customers deploy and manage scalable, efficient, and automated data-center networks that meet the demands of large-scale cloud workloads.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • August 4, 2026 revenue guidance rose to $12.6 billion, up 40%.
  • AI networking revenue targets $3.5 billion in 2026; over 100 Etherlink customers now.
  • Q2 2026 revenue reached $3.04 billion, and supply visibility improved into 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Q2 2026 purchase commitments hit $9.7 billion, tying growth to scarce components.
  • CEO called the industry shortage a 2028 problem; missed parts crush 2027 shipments.
  • Microsoft and Meta still drive revenue concentration; one spending pause hits earnings hard.

What makes Arista Networks unique

  • Arista’s EOS and Etherlink AI fabric unify data-center, campus, and AI networking.
  • August 4, 2026 guidance shows software-driven execution, not commodity switching sales.
  • Microsoft and Meta have backed Arista for over a decade, validating enterprise trust.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Performance Bonus
  • Company Equity

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 19th, 2026
Arista earnings on November 3: Q4 guidance above $3.6B could send the stock soaring

Arista Networks will report third-quarter earnings on November 3, and investors will watch its fourth-quarter outlook most closely. Wall Street expects fourth-quarter revenue of $3.6 billion and earnings of $1.15 per share. The AI networking company makes Ethernet switches that move data between processors in large AI data centres. Analysts expect third-quarter revenue of $3.33 billion and earnings of $1.08 per share, in line with Arista's own forecast of about $3.3 billion. In the second quarter, revenue rose 37.7% from a year earlier to $3.03 billion. Earnings per share were $0.95, up from $0.70. Nvidia and Cisco Systems also compete in AI networking, and Arista relies heavily on spending by major cloud companies.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 17th, 2026
Arista's 45.4% operating margin dwarfs Vertiv's 19.5%, but Vertiv trades at a lower cash-flow multiple

Arista Networks and Vertiv Holdings both gain as AI data centres come online, but Arista keeps far more of each sales dollar as profit. Arista supplies data-centre networking; Vertiv supplies power and cooling. Arista's second-quarter revenue was $3.036 billion, up 37.7%, with a 45.4% GAAP operating margin. Vertiv reported $3.274 billion in sales, up 24% (18% organic), with a 19.5% GAAP operating margin. A five-point margin drop at constant revenue would cut Arista's operating profit 11.0% and Vertiv's 25.6%. Arista's cushion costs more. Trailing cash-flow multiples were about 45 for Arista and 28 for Vertiv. Vertiv's adjusted free cash flow reached $925 million, helped by favourable working-capital timing.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 15th, 2026
Arista Networks stock is up 54% this year, beating Nvidia and Cisco, on $3.03B quarterly revenue

Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) is becoming a core player in AI infrastructure by making high-speed Ethernet switches that move data between chips, servers, and storage in data centers. Its stock has risen 54% this year, ahead of Cisco's 50% and Nvidia's 20%. Second-quarter revenue was $3.03 billion, up 37.7% from a year earlier. Net income rose to $1.21 billion from $888 million. On October 7, Arista announced a rack-scale networking design with partners including AMD, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. It supports up to 144 AI accelerators in a single hop, scaling to 1,024 across racks. Arista reports third-quarter earnings on November 3, and expects revenue of $3.3 billion. It faces competition from proprietary systems and from cloud customers that may build their own equipment.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
Arista beat the S&P 500 five years running, a feat only 10 of 484 stocks managed

Arista Networks (ANET), which sells network switches, has beaten the S&P 500 for five straight years. Only 10 of the 484 index members with five years of price data did the same. Chance alone would produce about five such stocks, so luck explains some of the streak. Arista's results suggest more than luck: net income rose in every year, up 416% over the period, while the share price gained 852%. Revenue rose 37.7% year on year in the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Management raised its full-year revenue growth outlook to 40%. Net income growth slowed to 20% in the latest twelve months, from 26% the year before. Arista reports third-quarter results on November 3, 2026.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 12th, 2026
Arista shares fall 2.7% to $211 as it pushes Ethernet into AI accelerator racks

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) unveiled an Ethernet push deeper into AI computing, but its shares fell about 2.7% to $211.01 on October 12. The move aims to let customers connect AI chips without locking their infrastructure into one supplier's proprietary network. The company's Etherlink SU-144 architecture supports 144 accelerators over a single-hop network and up to 1,024 across racks. Its liquid-cooled 7060XE7 switches deliver 102.4 terabits per second each, and next-generation optics could lift rack bandwidth from 1.6 to 6.5 petabits per second. At $211.01, the stock sits 24.87% above GuruFocus's GF Value estimate of $168.98. The announcement disclosed no orders, pricing, or shipment volumes.