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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development

sunnyvale, CA

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About this opportunity

Hewlett Packard Enterprise lists this Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development opportunity in sunnyvale, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Onsite Position

This role has been designed as “Onsite” with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We value varied backgrounds and support flexibility for work and personal needs. We make bold moves together and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career, our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

HPE Networking is a leader in AI-driven, next-generation networking solutions that advance how people live and work. We create intelligent spaces and digital workspaces, delivering campus, branch, mobility, and IoT solutions that combine compute, context, control, analytics, automation, and secure connectivity to help global customers modernize their networks. If you are interested in device drivers, embedded software, and working at the hardware-software interface layer for network devices, this position may be a good fit for you. We are seeking strong embedded software engineers to join a platform team responsible for programming the Network Processor (NPU) and Switching ASIC devices for HPE‑Juniper Networks routing platforms.

Description

You will be part of a product development team building high‑complexity, high‑scale networking platforms. This will include state‑of‑the‑art silicon and platform software development, delivering HPE‑Juniper's next‑generation platforms. Requires working knowledge of designing and validating software for such networking platforms. Should be dynamic, enthusiastic, and self‑driven in a fast‑paced development cycle.

Responsibilities

Design and develop platform and system‑level software/firmware for networking platforms.

Participate in a project team of engineers involved in the development of software for Juniper Router products.

Contribute to all phases of software development, from requirements gathering through implementation and sustaining.

Write functional, design, and unit test specifications.

Design and develop complex modules of embedded code, troubleshoot, and resolve defects.

Good communication skills to work closely with HW, SW, and systems teams, and promote team collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications

BS or MS in CS/CE or a similar field.

10+ years of Embedded systems development and debugging experience.

Strong in C/C++, Embedded Systems and Device driver development in Linux/Unix environment.

Hands‑on experience on network switches/routers embedded system software development.

Experience in Ethernet interface, High‑speed PHYs/ SERDES, Fabric management desired.

Experience with bringing up new hardware.

Strong communication, teamwork and problem‑solving skills are essential.

Preferred Qualifications: Good understanding of hardware board design and layout.

Development experience with PCIe, I2C, FPGA, Ethernet MAC/PHY, High Speed Buses.

Experience with device drivers, interface management, Chassis management is a big plus.

HA, ISSU and Virtualization knowledge is a plus.

Excellent debugging skills and rich experience using various software, hardware, memory debugging tools.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves together, and we are a force for good.

Compensation

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

Annual Salary USD 172,000 - 349,000 in California.

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at

Job Level

TCP_05

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Veteran/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

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Worksite address

sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US

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