Senior Principal System/Software Engineer - Platforms Development (SONiC Development)

Senior Principal System/Software Engineer - Platforms Development (SONiC Development)

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 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 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:Job Family Definition:

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions have substantial technical impact on a significant HPE product/project, or a strategic/architectural direction. Go-to creator and innovator for critical business challenges and opportunities. Substantial, unique contributions provide long-lasting, recurring benefits like time-to-market improvements, cost reductions, or satisfying future and current unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology areas. Provides technical leadership to the business for significant project/program work. Leads and connects others across functions to unite around a common goal. Actively mentors others and contributes to the HPE technical community.

What you'll do:

Design, develop, and maintain new features and enhancements for the SONiC network operating system platform

• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues within Platform System software and areas related to it
• Collaborate closely with hardware engineers, QA/test teams, and other cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and lead documentation initiatives
• Engage in initiatives which will add value to the products development for the Business Unit and to the Organization as well.

What you need to bring:

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science or electronics or telecommunication engineering or similar discipline, with experience in networking and system software development.
• Proficiency in coding in C and C++ programming, Object-oriented analysis & design, data structures and system debugging skills.
• Must have thorough systems knowledge in fundamental OS concepts in Linux or similar OS, skills to debug hard system level issues.
• Deep understanding of hardware & system-level design for carrier-class software development.
• Proficiency with Linux device drivers, System bring up, and Linux kernel, Prior experience in working with large code-bases preferred.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills for resilient and performance enhancing software development is a must.
• Expertise in scripting technologies and techniques, familiarity with state-of-the-art devops methodologies and practices.
• Background in networking, embedded platform-software development preferred.
• Good articulation and presentation skills on technical topics and subjects.
• Thorough understanding of one or more of the following areas:
• Host Complex, System peripherals & Drivers: CPU complex (x86); PCIe, SPI, I2C, MDIO; FPGA, CPLD, Flash Drivers
• Ethernet Interfaces (1Gig to 400G+ including 800G, 1.6T), MacSec, Timing, Optics (SFP, QSFP, QDD, OSFP)
• High-speed packet forwarding with Network processors, PHYs, SerDes

Accessibility

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Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

What We Can Offer You: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 are a force for good.

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