Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; India; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Software Engineer to contribute to the development of next‑generation enterprise networking solutions. The role involves firmware design and software development for switches and controllers, with extensive OS and networking protocol exposure.

You will work in a cross‑functional environment, collaborating with Hardware, Firmware, System Management, and Sales teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent; 2+ years of experience.
• Domain Expertise: Enterprise networking products with expertise in L2/L3/Security Protocols & Features.
• Knowledge/Skills: Design/develop firmware for switches/network controllers; strong OS experience (Linux, VxWorks, GreenHills); ASIC architectures awareness; C programming expertise; end-to-end firmware architecture understanding.
• Strongly Desired: Identifies new technologies, drives innovation, and secure software practices; agile development experience.
• Additional Skills: Cloud architectures, DevOps, distributed computing, microservices, UX.

Responsibilities

• Contributes end-to-end delivery of subsystems/software modules within project teams.
• Collaborates with management and partners on design status, progress, and issue resolution.
• Guides cross-organizational teams including hardware, firmware, system management, and sales to reach best solutions.
• Reviews designs for compliance with development guidelines and improves product quality.

Skills

C programming

Linux

VxWorks

Networking protocols

Git

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Sniffer

Traffic Generators

IXIA

Spirent

Job description

Software Engineer

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week 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, analyse, 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

HPE Networking is an HPE Company, and a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. Helping some the largest companies in the world modernise their networks to meet the demands of a digital future, HPE Networking is redefining the “Intelligent Edge” – and creating new customer experiences across intelligent spaces and digital workspaces. Join us redefine what’s next for you. We are looking for development engineers (Entry) positions to lead and drive the development of the future enterprise networking products and solutions. Entries play key hands‑on roles in multi‑discipline teams working on new and next‑generation products and solutions. This includes software design, SW development and test, customer interaction, and on‑going product support. Projects typically involve coordination with cross‑functional internal stakeholders.

What you’ll do

Key Responsibilities:

• Contributes end‑to‑end delivery of subsystems/software modules in a project team of software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost‑effective and high quality solutions within stipulated budget/time.


• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners on software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution.


• Work often involves cross organisational team guidance: Hardware, Firmware, System management, Field Support, Documentation, Sales teams, Architects, other organisations, etc. to arrive at best solutions.


• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.

What you need to bring

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent; 2+ years of experience.


• Domain Expertise: Enterprise networking products with expertise in L2/L3/Security Protocols & Features.


• Knowledge and Skills: Experience designing and developing firmware for switches and/or network controllers. Strong Operating System experience – Linux, GreenHills, VxWorks etc. Knowledge of ASIC architectures – e.g. Broadcom, etc. Expert knowledge in C. Extensive experience in overall architecture of firmware and interaction with hardware designs for products and solutions. Designing and integrating network solutions into overall architecture and hardware design across multiple platforms. Mastery of advanced networking concepts – L2(xSTP, VLAN, LACP, LLDP, TRILL), L3 (OSPF, BGP, Tunnels), Multicast (PIM, IGMP), IPv6, Security (RADIUS/TACACS, SSH, Access Control), ACL/QoS. Experience on both platform‑dependent and platform‑independent networking protocol work. Ability to internalise standards (IEEE, IETF) and convert into deliverables – design/code etc. Experience with Network Development Tools – Sniffer, Traffic Generators, IXIA, Spirent etc. Strong Network troubleshooting ability encompassing: OS, Network Stack, Sniffers, switches, external network. Strong Network troubleshooting ability. Experience using version control system – ex. GIT. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.


• Strongly Desired skills: Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and solutions for alignment with technology roadmap and business value. Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organisation. Experience in writing Secure Software. Experience in agile development methodology.


• 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 programmes 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity

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. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

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

Employment Details

• Job Level: TCP_01.


• Contract type: Full‑time, Permanent.


• Hybrid (average 2 days per week from an HPE office).

Additional Company Information

We Are In the Acceleration Business. We help customers use technology to slash the time it takes to turn ideas into value. In turn, they transform industries, markets and lives. Some of our customers run traditional IT environments. Most are transitioning to a secure, cloud‑enabled, mobile‑friendly infrastructure. Many rely on a combination of both. Wherever they are in that journey, we provide the technology and solutions to help them succeed.

Compliance and Accessibility

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