Ellery D'souza is a seasoned backend-focused software engineer with 11 years of professional experience and a long tenure building networking and security products, currently contributing at Arista Networks after nearly two decades of progressive engineering and architecture roles at Fortinet. Grounded in a Computing Science degree from Simon Fraser University, he has deep expertise in designing reliable systems for high-performance networking and security, moving from hands-on development to software architecture and leadership. His background includes embedded and wireless application work early in his career and a stint teaching C# .NET, reflecting both low-level systems knowledge and an ability to mentor others. A consistent contributor to product development and knowledge transfer across teams, he brings a pragmatic, curious approach to adopting new technologies and improving delivery at scale. Based in Vancouver, he pairs long-term domain experience with ongoing curiosity, often bridging engineering, documentation, and classroom-style explanations to solve complex problems.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computing Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computing Science at Simon Fraser University
Contributions:55 commits, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 2 months
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Ellery D'souza - Software Engineer at Arista Networks