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10 Arista Networks engineering leaders
These ten current and former Arista Networks engineering leaders, including Arista's president and CTO, hold or have held director, vice president and chief technology officer roles in software, hardware and systems engineering at Arista Networks. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams at Arista Networks.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Levitan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Director of Software Engineering at Arista Networks since February 2025, a role the profile lists at director level in engineering. Former Software Engineering Manager (2018–2025) and Software Engineer (2011–2018) at Arista Networks, and former Software Engineer at Cisco (2007–2011).
Andre Pech
LinkedInExperience: Director, Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Former Director, Software Engineering at Arista Networks (2013–2020), and AVP, Software Engineering at Arista Networks since January 2020, a role the profile lists at president/vice president level in engineering. Former Manager, Software Engineering (2010–2013) and Software Engineer (2005–2010) at Arista Networks.
Bob Gianni
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Arista Networks
Director Of Engineering at Arista Networks since September 2019, and Engineering Director at Arista Networks, a current role dated from June 2019; the profile headline describes the role as Director, Central Engineering. Former Sr. Program Manager at Arista Networks (2018–2019) and Senior Engineering Director Linux and Virtualization Business Unit at Oracle (2010–2013).
Chandra Appanna
LinkedInExperience: Site Lead and Director of Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Former Site Lead and Director of Software Engineering at Arista Networks (2012–2022), a role the profile places in Austin, Texas at director level in engineering and technical work. The profile also lists a Distinguished Engineer Director of Engineering row at Cisco that ended in February 2012.
Eric Ellenoff
LinkedInExperience: Director Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Director Software Engineering at Arista Networks since July 2019; the profile says the role leads Arista's internal tools and infrastructure team. Former Software Engineering Manager (2017–2019) and Software Engineer (2011–2017) at Arista Networks, and former Software Engineer - Level 2 at Oracle (2010–2011).
Jeffrey Hirschman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Hardware Engineering · Arista Networks
Former Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Arista Networks (2006–2018), a role the profile says was responsible for hardware engineering design, development and support of all Arista platforms. Former Hardware Engineering Manager at Cisco (1996–2006) and ASIC Design Engineer at Firepower Systems (1993–1996).
Kenneth J. Duda
LinkedInExperience: President and CTO · Arista Networks
President and CTO at Arista Networks since October 2025, based in Menlo Park, California; the profile also lists a CTO and SVP Software Engineering row at Arista Networks that ended in March 2026. Former CTO at THERE (1999–2004), and former Software Engineer at Cisco (1996–1999) and at Granite Systems (1995–1996).
Kumar Narayanan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Campus Systems and Engineering · Arista Networks
Vice President, Campus Systems and Engineering at Arista Networks since January 2022; the profile says the role expands campus networking solutions and business for mid-market and branch deployments. Former Sr. Director, Engineering & Architecture at Arista Networks (2017–2021) and Sr. Director, Engineering at Juniper Networks in two listed rows (2010–2013 and 2013–2015).
Ryan Ross
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Former Director of Software Engineering at Arista Networks (2014–2025), a role the profile places in Nashua, New Hampshire and describes as building a team of engineers to help Arista grow market share. Former Distinguished Engineer at Juniper Networks (2012–2014) and Director, Software Engineering at Verivue (2010–2012).
VJ Shah
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Arista Networks
Former Director of Software Engineering at Arista Networks (2017–2020), and Director Of Software Development at Arista Networks since September 2020 and in a separate listed row (2012–2017); the profile describes leading distributed software engineering teams across North America, Europe and India. Former Senior Software Engineering Manager at Juniper Networks (2009–2012).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a networking company keep one software base working across many hardware platforms?
- 02What does it take to move a new switching platform from hardware design to customer shipment on schedule?
- 03How do networking engineering leaders split teams across sites while keeping releases on track?
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