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Arista Networks

ANETCloud InfrastructureSanta Clara, United States

Arista Networks, Inc. is a leading global technology firm that designs, promotes, and distributes innovative cloud networking solutions across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. Its comprehensive product portfolio features advanced extensible operating systems, a collection of powerful network applications, and high-performance gigabit Ethernet switching and routing hardware. The company also offers robust post-contract customer support, which includes technical assistance, hardware repairs, parts replacement beyond standard warranty, and critical bug fixes, patches, and upgrades. Arista serves a diverse clientele, encompassing major internet companies, telecommunication providers, financial services organizations, government agencies, and entities in the media and entertainment sectors. Its sales strategy involves multiple channels, utilizing distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturer partners, and a dedicated direct sales force. Established in 2004 as Arastra, Inc., the company adopted the name Arista Networks, Inc. in October 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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Arista Networks at a glance

Arista Networks is a cloud infrastructure company headquartered in Santa Clara, United States, founded in 2004. It is publicly listed (ANET) with a market capitalisation of $273.4B. Xcout tracks 15 named people at Arista Networks, including Jayshree V. Ullal (Chief Executive Officer & Chairperson). Xcout recorded 175 job postings from Arista Networks in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Arista, Jenkins, Grafana.

Industry
Cloud Infrastructure
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States
Market cap
$273.4B
Employees
5,115
Ticker
ANET
Founded
2004
Job postings recorded (90 days)
175
Xcout AI Rank
51/100 ▲
Xcout Green Rank
3/100 ▲

Arista Networks leadership

  • Jayshree V. UllalChief Executive Officer & Chairperson
  • Jayshree UllalCEO
  • Todd NightingalePresident & COO
  • Chantelle BreithauptSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Christopher SchmidtChief Sales Officer
  • Hugh HolbrookChief Development Officer

9 more named people on record for Arista Networks, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at Arista Networks

Xcout recorded 175 job postings from Arista Networks in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since April 2026.

Tools named in Arista Networks's job postings

AristaJenkinsGrafanaPrometheusCiscoJuniperNetSuiteSalesforceGitLabJiraSAPGitHub

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Hiring vs the trend

Leading in AI hiring

Based on 124 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 224 enterprise industrials companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Arista Networks’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

PythonC++AnsibleGCPDockerKubernetesJavaTerraformAWSMySQLAzureJavaScript

Arista Networks competitors

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Cisco SystemsCSCO · Cloud InfrastructureSan Jose, United States
73% matchPublic

Cisco Systems, Inc. is a leading global technology company focused on designing, producing, and marketing Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking equipment, software, and associated products within the communications and information technology industries. The company operates extensively across major regions including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific, specifically covering Japan and China. Its comprehensive product lineup features switching solutions for both enterprise campuses and data centers. Cisco's enterprise routing segment is crucial for securely and reliably interconnecting public, private, wired, and mobile networks, ensuring vital connectivity across corporate campuses, data centers, and branch offices. Additionally, the company provides a range of wireless products offering seamless indoor and outdoor roaming for voice, video, and data applications. Security forms a significant pillar of its offerings, encompassing network defense, identity and access management, secure access service edge (SASE), alongside threat intelligence, detection, and response capabilities. For collaboration, Cisco delivers the Webex Suite, dedicated devices, contact center platforms, and communication platform-as-a-service (CPaaS). These end-to-end collaboration solutions are adaptable, available in cloud, on-premise, or hybrid environments, facilitating clients' migration to cloud-based systems. Moreover, their observability suite provides network assurance, monitoring, and analytics. Beyond its product portfolio, Cisco offers extensive customer support and services, including technical assistance, advanced professional services, and advisory consulting. The company serves a broad clientele, from small and large businesses to public institutions, governmental agencies, and service providers. Products and services are distributed directly by Cisco, as well as through a diverse network of system integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. also engages in strategic collaborations with other industry players. Founded in 1984, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Market cap$466.8B
Employees82,400
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanyHPE · Cloud InfrastructureSpring, United States
67% matchPublicAI 35/100Green 6/100

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global technology firm that provides comprehensive solutions, empowering clients across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Japan to efficiently capture, analyze, and utilize their data. The company's diverse product range features adaptable servers for various computing demands, including general-purpose, workload-optimized, and specific lines like HPE ProLiant rack and tower servers, HPE BladeSystem, and HPE Synergy. HPE also offers a full suite of storage solutions, from traditional tape and storage networking to advanced disk products such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays and HPE XP. Additionally, its portfolio includes specialized high-performance computing (HPC) offerings like HPE Apollo and Cray, alongside critical infrastructure platforms such as HPE Superdome Flex, HPE Nonstop, HPE Integrity, and HPE Edgeline. Through its HPE Aruba division, HPE delivers extensive networking capabilities, encompassing wired and wireless local area network (LAN) hardware—including Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, and sensors—and a range of software and services for cloud management, network access control, analytics, and location services. HPE further provides professional and support services, along with flexible as-a-service and consumption models for its intelligent edge products. To streamline technology acquisition and deployment, HPE offers various financial services, including leasing, financing, IT consumption programs, and asset management. These services enable customers to procure complete IT solutions, spanning hardware, software, and services, from both HPE and other providers. The company strategically invests in communications and media solutions and has a key partnership with Striim, Inc., to deliver high-performance, mission-critical solutions with real-time analytics. HPE serves a broad clientele, including commercial and large enterprise groups in both the business and public sectors, reaching them through an extensive network of partners such as resellers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators (SIs), and advisory firms. Established in 1939, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Market cap$95.5B
Employees61,000
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