Principal Systems/Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Career development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Principal Systems/Software Engineer for onsite work at an HPE office. The role focuses on designing and developing advanced packet forwarding features and enterprise-scale software architectures across diverse platforms.

The candidate should have 15+ years of experience, strong C/C++ skills, and deep knowledge of networking, OS internals, and testing methodologies. Excellent English communication is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically 15+ years experience in software/architecture roles.
• Experience designing and developing software systems and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex packet forward features (L2, IPv4/IPv6, MPLS, EVPN).
• Develop architectures and methodologies for software systems across platforms.
• Evaluate new technologies and align with technology roadmap and business value.
• Review designs for compliance with guidelines and improve product quality.
• Influence executive leadership and partners in decisions.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Debugging skills

Analytical thinking

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IS

Job description

Principal Systems/Software Engineer

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

What you’ll do

• Design and Develop complex packet forward features in L2 Forwarding, IPv4/IPv6/MPLS/VPLS, EVPN, CFM, etc.
• Develop organization-wide architectures and methodologies for software systems design and development across multiple platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value; create plans for integration and update into architecture.
• Review and evaluate designs and project activities for compliance with development guidelines and standards; provide tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Leverage recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, outsourced development partners, and industry standards groups.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members to set an example of software systems design and development innovation and excellence.

What you need to bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically 15+ years experience.
• Experience designing and developing software systems design tools and languages.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.
• Designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into overall architecture.
• Evaluating and selecting forms and processes for software systems testing and methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.
• History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at business unit and executive levels.
• Strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills is required.
• Knowledge & course-work are required in the following areas: advanced networking (Layer 1-4 protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP, MPLS, VPLS, EVPN, CFM, routing protocols, etc), layer 2/3 packet forwarding, operating systems internals, algorithms, and computer architecture.
• Experience with RISC and Real time OS is a plus.
• Proficiency with test equipment is desired.

Additional Skills

• Cloud Architectures
• Cross Domain Knowledge
• Design Thinking
• Development Fundamentals
• DevOps
• Distributed Computing
• Microservices Fluency
• Full Stack Development
• Security-First Mindset
• Solutions Design
• Testing & Automation
• User Experience (UX)

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.

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides equal employment opportunity to any employee or applicant without regard to sex, gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, uniformed service status, familial status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law.

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