David Sutton
About David Sutton
David Sutton is the Site Lead and Director of Software Engineering and Operations at Arista Networks, with over 30 years of experience in software technology, specializing in product engineering and management.
Company
David Sutton currently works at Arista Networks as the Site Lead, Director of Software Engineering and Operations in Dublin, Ireland. His tenure at Arista Networks began in 2015. One of his significant contributions to the company involves establishing and growing the Arista R&D Innovation Centre in Dublin. This role leverages his substantial experience in product engineering and software technology.
Title
David Sutton holds the title of Site Lead, Director of Software Engineering and Operations at Arista Networks. His responsibilities likely include managing engineering teams, overseeing software development processes, and ensuring operational efficiency. His leadership and technical expertise are significant assets to the company, helping to drive innovation and maintain high standards in software engineering.
Education and Expertise
David Sutton studied Computer Engineering at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a BA BAI. He possesses extensive expertise in various technologies, including Linux, C, C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, HTML, cloud computing, SOAP, REST, and an array of databases such as MySQL, Postgres, and Sleepycat. His key areas of expertise encompass Engineering Management, Team Leading, Project Management, Distributed Systems, Large Scale Database Storage, Networking, Directory, and Messaging.
Career Background
David Sutton has over three decades of experience in software technology. He has held several prominent roles, beginning as a Senior Software Developer at Retix from 1987 to 1991. He then worked at ISOCOR from 1993 to 2004, including as a Metadirectory Architect. He continued to build his career at Critical Path as a Mobile Messaging Architect for a year before joining Corvil, where he progressed from Principal Engineer and Team Lead to Senior Director of Development Engineering over an 8-year period. Since 2015, he has been with Arista Networks in Dublin.
Past Positions
Before his current role at Arista Networks, David Sutton amassed substantial experience in various capacities. At Corvil, he served as Senior Director of Development Engineering, Director of Development, and Principal Engineer and Team Lead between 2006 and 2015. Prior to Corvil, he worked at Critical Path as a Mobile Messaging Architect and ISOCOR as a Metadirectory Architect. His professional journey also includes international experience, having worked in Ireland, the US, and Asia.