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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
352
TOTAL
RATINGS
8722

Arista Networks Company Culture

Arista Networks Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.8/5

Arista Networks CEO

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Jayshree Ullal Arista Networks' CEO
Jayshree Ullal
92 /100

Diversity at Arista Networks

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A+

Diverse employees at Arista Networks have rated Executive Team, Team, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Arista Networks

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A+

Women at Arista Networks have rated Team, Executive Team, and Leadership as the highest categories they have scored

Arista Networks eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

57

Arista Networks employees are 57% more likely to recommend Arista Networks as a great place to work

65%Promoters
27%Passives
8%Detractors

Working at Arista Networks

Working at Arista Networks is rated highly by 352 employees, across various culture dimensions. Arista Networks employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Environment, and Executive Team categories, putting Arista Networks’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 10% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Arista Networks was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Arista Networks

A+

Overall Company Culture at Arista Networks is rated A+

Last updated months ago

Top
5%

Arista Networks ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 352 Employees

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Customer Success
92
Customer Success92
IT
90
IT90
Product
90
Product90
Finance
89
Finance89
HR
89
HR89
Customer Support
88
Customer Support88
Design
87
Design87
Legal
87
Legal87
Sales
87
Sales87
Engineering
85
Engineering85
Operations
85
Operations85
Business Dev
76
Business Dev76

Arista Networks Employee Reviews

Out of 1332 Arista Networks employee reviews, 95% were positive. The remaining 5% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Arista Networks improve their work culture.

95%
5%
Positive Reviews95%
Constructive Feedback5%

Positive Reviews From Arista Networks Employees

  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    I like they have monthly/quarterly meetings to discuss the future, and the information is easily accessible to those who want to learn about it.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    I like how open and willing they are to help and give direction.
  • What is the best part about your compensation package?
    I like the RSU. I wish we got more RSU. I believe in the future of Arista and would like to benefit as the company as a whole benefits.

Constructive Feedback From Arista Networks Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Our pay is way below the market standard
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Better base pay, at least industry standards should be maintained
  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    Basic pay is not par with industry standards especially where cost of living is very high.

Arista Networks Company Information

Arista Networks Company Overview

Arista Networks is a computer networking firm delivering cloud networking solutions for large data center and computer environments.

Arista Networks was founded in 2004 and its current CEO is Jayshree Ullal. Since its inception 22 years ago, Arista Networks has grown to 2613 employees.

Arista Networks Mission, Vision & Values

Arista Networks Mission Statement

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics and security through an advanced network operating stack.

Arista Networks Values

  • respect
  • integrity
  • innovation
  • passion
  • pride
  • trust
  • quality

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Arista Networks

Arista has incorporated sustainability in our design principles and sponsored take back and recycle programs!
https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/Arista_CRR_2021.pdf

Arista has sponsored the planting of over 10000 trees!
https://www.arista.com/en/company/corporate-responsibility/environment

Arista has provided over 500,000 meals for those in need!!
See https://www.arista.com/en/company/corporate-responsibility/social

Headquarter5453 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
United States of America
Websitewww.arista.com
Founding Date2004
Tel(408) 547-5500
Company StatusPublic
StockANET
Jobswww.arista.com/en/careers
Social Sites
  • Arista Networks beats earnings expectations, sees 40% international growth
  • Culture Video
  • Arista Check Presentation for 500,000 meals to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
  • 7/22 - Arista Volunteer Event with City of San Jose - Santana Park Clean-Up
  • 6/22 - Farmer's Market at Arista HQ (free fresh organic fruits and vegatables for employees!)

Arista Networks Employees

Arista Networks has 2613 employees. 352 employees at Arista Networks have reviewed Arista Networks across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 352 Arista Networks employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Arista Networks are pleased with their total compensation at Arista Networks, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Arista Networks are extremely happy with their team. 352 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Arista Networks are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Arista Networks believe the environment at Arista Networks is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Arista Networks is comfortably fast. About 61% of the employees at Arista Networks work 8 hours or less, while 3% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Arista Networks are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Arista Networks employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Arista Networks report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Arista Networks have 0 meetings
Meetings
A Day in the Life
96% of Arista Networks employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Arista Networks employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
90% of Arista Networks employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Arista Networks employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
97% of Arista Networks employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Arista Networks - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Arista Networks is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Arista Networks employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 80% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Arista Networks KPIs and OKRs

At Arista Networks 60% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Arista Networks' KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 268 Arista Networks employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 262 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes98%
No2%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes60%
No40%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Arista Networks CEO & Leadership

Jayshree Ullal Arista Networks' CEO
92 /100

Arista Networks CEO Awards and Recognitions

Best CEOs 2025 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2024 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2023 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs for Diversity 2023 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2022 (Large Companies)

Jayshree’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. With a high CEO score, Jayshree Ullal has won the Best CEOs in 2025. In addition, Jayshree has garnered Best CEOs for Diversity in 2023 specifically for Diversity, making Arista Networks’s CEO one of the top rated CEOs by diverse employees. Arista Networks’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Customer Success department, employees in the IT department, and Hispanic or Latino employees. However, employees with the company for 2 to 5 Years, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and employees in the Finance department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Arista Networks’s competitors, Jayshree Ullal ranks right above Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim. Under Ullal’s leadership, Arista Networks employee respondents are most happy about their Environment and the company’s Executive Team. Perks And Benefits and Compensation are two areas, according to respondents, where Arista Networks could stand to see real improvement.

Arista Networks Leadership

The Arista Networks Executive Team is rated an “A+” and led by CEO Jayshree Ullal, Chief Customer Officer Anshul Sadana, and Senior VP & General Counsel Marc Taxay

  • Jayshree Ullal  CEO / President

    Jayshree Ullal CEO / President

    Jayshree Ullal serves as the CEO / President of Arista Networks.

  • Anshul Sadana Chief Customer Officer

    Mr. Anshul Sadana has been Chief Customer Officer at Arista Networks, Inc since October 4, 2016. Mr. Sadana served as... read more

  • Marc Taxay Senior VP & General Counsel

    Mr. Marc Taxay has been Senior Vice President at Arista Networks, Inc. since March 29, 2016 and has been its General... read more

  • Andreas B. Bechtolsheim Ph.D. Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Development Officer

    Dr. Andreas B. Bechtolsheim, also known as Andy, Ph.D., co-founded Arista Networks, Inc. in 2004 and has been its Chief... read more

  • Kenneth Duda Co-Founder, CTO & Senior VP of Software Engineering

    Mr. Kenneth Duda, also known as Ken, Co-founded Arista Networks, Inc. in 2004 and has been its Chief Technology Officer... read more

  • John F. McCool Chief Platform Officer & Senior VP of Engineering Operations

    Mr. John F. McCool has been Chief Platform Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering & Operations at Arista... read more

  • Amod Dani MD of Development & Operations and Head of Technology Centre

    Mr. Amod Dani serves as Managing Director of Development & Operations and Corporate Development Professional at Arista... read more

  • Ita Brennan CFO

    Ita Brennan serves as the CFO of Arista Networks. Ita started at Arista Networks in May of 2015. Ita is currently based... read more

  • Mark Foss Vice President, Global Operations

    Mark Foss serves as the Vice President, Global Operations of Arista Networks. Mark started at Arista Networks in April... read more

Arista Networks Salaries

How much does Arista Networks pay?

How much do people at Arista Networks get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Arista Networks is $141,494, or $68 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $146,778, or $70 per hour.

At Arista Networks, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $230,000 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $54,617 annually. Average Arista Networks salaries by department include: Operations at $119,223, Sales at $162,272, HR at $127,970, and Legal at $143,931. Half of Arista Networks salaries are above $146,778.

322 employees at Arista Networks rank their Compensation in the Top 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 723 ratings) while 317 employees at Arista Networks rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 584 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Arista Networks employees include job titles like Director of Engineering, Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 4 salary records from Arista Networks employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$85k
$85k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$113k
$113k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$146k
$146k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$187k
$187k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$230k
$230k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$276k
$276k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$277k
$277k100th Percentile
$141,494*
Average Compensation
$146,778*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Arista Networks Salaries by City

Arista Networks Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Arista Networks

Diverse employees at Arista Networks score the company 86/100 across various culture categories, placing Arista Networks in the Top 5% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Arista Networks across various culture dimensions.

Diversity Programs & Initiatives,Arista is all about respect, integrity, innovation, passion, pride and trust. We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to the customers and communities we serve.,,We are proud to be one of only two Fortune 1000 companies currently with a female CEO and CFO. ,We actively recruit from under-represented universities and professional societies.,Our global workforce has expanded over 50% since 2016, and we now employ approximately 2,500,employees worldwide.,

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 91/100
Department - HR
Men 92/100
Department - Customer Success
Diverse Employees 93/100
Department - Customer Success

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 85/100
Department - Engineering
Men 64/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Diverse Employees 85/100
Department - Sales

Arista Networks Perks & Benefits

Free Dental and Vision Insurance for employees Unlimited FTA (flexible time away)

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Legal Assistance
  • Work From Home Policy

Arista Networks PTO

Arista Networks' PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year with 67% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Arista Networks' 3rd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 33% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Arista Networks' benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time33%
Vacation Policy33%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution34%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes33%
No67%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo40%
$1500 - $2500/mo20%
$1000 -$1500/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo40%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Arista Networks Internship Program

Acquiring a position in Arista Networks' Internship Program is generally does not offer internships. Why intern at Arista Networks? Employees are extremely happy at Arista Networks and rate their office perks as good. It’s summer, interning should not be only a learning experience, but also an enjoyable one. Arista Networks employees say they’re never bored at work. Additionally, 58% have developed close friendships with their co-workers.

How difficult is it to get an internship at Arista Networks?

Sales
Very Difficult0%
Somewhat Difficult0%
Not Difficult33%
Difficult0%
Does Not Offer Internships67%
Answered by 3 Sales Interns

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Arista Networks

What is Arista Networks address?

Arista Networks location is at 5453 Great America Parkway

Who is the CEO of Arista Networks?

Arista Networks CEO is Jayshree Ullal, their score by employees is 92

What is Arista Networks eNPS?

The eNPS for Arista Networks is 57

What is Arista Networks revenue?

Arista Networks revenue is $3B

What is the salary for Sales Engineer in Arista Networks?

Sales Engineer average salary in the US is 157k

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