Senior Linux Kernel Driver Architect (Hybrid)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Spring (TX); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 361,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Principal Linux Driver Engineer to lead architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for Slingshot interconnect. You will work with ASIC, hardware, firmware, and system software teams to deliver high-performance NICs and fabric switching for HPC/AI clusters.

The role is hands-on and technical, requiring deep kernel expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering complex software in production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience with extensive Linux kernel driver development in production environments.
• Expert-level proficiency in C and low-level systems software development.
• Extensive experience developing high-performance network drivers or Linux kernel networking subsystems.
• Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, including networking, synchronization, scheduling, memory management, interrupts, and performance optimization.
• Expert knowledge of networking technologies and protocols, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, RDMA, congestion control, network performance analysis, and packet processing.
• Strong understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking, including PHYs, SerDes, link training, FEC, flow control, and error detection and recovery mechanisms.
• Experience debugging complex hardware/software interactions and driving root-cause analysis across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience with silicon bring-up, hardware validation, and production deployment of networking products.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of large, complex software projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for Slingshot networking products.
• Define software interfaces and influence hardware and firmware architecture for future generations of networking technology.
• Develop and optimize networking software for performance, scalability, reliability, serviceability, and observability.
• Drive products through all phases of development, including architecture, pre-silicon development, bring-up, validation, integration, and production deployment.
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, Linux kernel software, and large-scale system deployments.
• Develop telemetry, diagnostics, fault detection, and recovery capabilities to improve product quality and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate across ASIC, hardware, firmware, validation, and system software teams to deliver high-quality networking solutions.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Linux kernel driver development

C programming

Networking software

Linux kernel internals

Networking protocols

Education

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

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Principal Linux Driver Engineer to lead architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for Slingshot interconnect. You will work with ASIC, hardware, firmware, and system software teams to deliver high-performance NICs and fabric switching for HPC/AI clusters.

The role is hands-on and technical, requiring deep kernel expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of delivering complex software in production