Systems/Software Engineer - Performance Test and Analysis

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Bengaluru seeks a Systems/Software Engineer specializing in performance test and analysis to drive validation, benchmarking, and optimization across storage architectures. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable and reliable storage software performance.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in performance engineering, strong Linux internals knowledge, and hands-on Python/JavaScript automation experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, storage systems, distributed systems, or related areas.
• Proven experience diagnosing and resolving complex system performance issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, automate and execute performance validation and benchmark plans.
• Define performance metrics, KPIs, and release criteria.
• Analyze bottlenecks across compute, memory, storage, and network.
• Drive root-cause analysis with engineering teams.
• Develop automation and analytics using Python and JavaScript.

Skills

Python

Performance testing

Linux internals

Distributed systems

Benchmarking

Networking fundamentals

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Automation tools

Job description

Systems/Software Engineer - Performance Test and Analysis

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:

In the HPE Hybrid Cloud, we lead the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for all of HPE. This includes managing the design, development, and product portfolio of our next-generation cloud platform, Green Lake. Working with customers, we help them reimagine their information technology needs to deliver a simple, consumable solution that helps them drive their business results. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

About the Role

HPE Storage is seeking a highly skilled Performance Test and Analysis Engineer to drive performance validation, benchmarking, scalability analysis, and optimization across the HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 Object and File Storage architecture. As a member of the Storage Performance Engineering team, you will define performance strategies, execute benchmark workloads, analyze system behavior at scale, and drive improvements across the storage software stack. This role requires deep technical expertise spanning computer architecture, operating systems, distributed systems, storage, networking, and software performance engineering. You will work closely with architects, developers, QA engineers, and product teams to ensure our storage solutions deliver industry-leading performance, scalability, reliability, and customer experience.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, automate and execute performance validation and benchmark test plans for HPE Alletra Object and File Storage solutions.
• Define performance metrics, KPIs, scalability targets, and release acceptance criteria.
• Analyze performance bottlenecks across compute, memory, storage, networking, operating system, and distributed software layers.
• Participate in root‑cause investigations and partner with engineering teams to resolve performance issues.
• Drive workload characterization, capacity planning, and performance tuning initiatives.
• Develop automation, tooling, and analytics solutions using Python and JavaScript.
• Influence product architecture and design through performance insights and data‑driven recommendations.

What You Need to Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, storage systems, distributed systems, or related areas.
• Proven experience diagnosing and resolving complex system performance issues.

Technical Skills

• Deep knowledge of computer architecture, including CPU, memory hierarchy, NUMA, and I/O subsystems.
• Strong understanding of Linux and operating system internals, including scheduling, memory management, synchronization, and performance profiling.
• Experience with distributed systems, storage architectures, and networking fundamentals.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience developing automation and performance analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript and modern development practices.
• Understanding of parallel programming, concurrency, and scalability concepts.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, profiling, workload modeling, and root‑cause analysis.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a passion for performance engineering.
• Ability to identify issues and drive root‑cause analysis across the entire storage and networking stack.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a customer‑first approach.
• Demonstrates HPE values through ownership, innovation, inclusion, integrity, and teamwork.

Additional Skills

• Storage Systems, Object Storage, File Storage, Distributed Systems, Linux Internals, Performance Engineering, Network Performance Analysis, Benchmarking, Scalability Testing, Automation, Python Development, JavaScript Development, Root Cause Analysis, Cloud Storage Architectures, Observability, Testing & Automation

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. 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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Job

Job: Engineering Job Level: TCP_03

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