Senior Software Engineer Datapath

Hobbsnews; Westford (MA); Hybrid; USD 136,500 - 260,500; Full time

Job summary

Hobbsnews is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our SD-WAN engineering team in Westford, Massachusetts. This hybrid role involves software development for a hyper-scalable cloud AIOps platform. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience and strong skills in C++, DPDK, and distributed systems.

The role offers a salary range of $136,500 - $260,500 with potential variable incentives based on experience and skills. Join us at HPE to innovate and grow in a collaborative environment!

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing software or hardware-based datapaths.
• Solid C++ development and debugging skills.
• Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement solutions for intelligent path routing.
• Contribute to the design and development of optimized software.
• Participate in design and code reviews.

Skills

C++ developer skills

DPDK experience

Agile development

Cloud Architectures

Debugging and optimization

Education

B.S or M.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

DPDK

VPP

Linux

Job description

Senior Software Engineer Datapath

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation 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, 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:

The SD-WAN engineering team works on a highly scalable, distributed SDWAN application that is AI-Driven. You will have the chance to create and implement inventive solutions for the architectural complexities involved in intelligent path routing. You will actively work on project teams with other highly skilled engineers involved in the software development for WAN Assurance – A hyper-scalable cloud AIOps platform. Day to day activities will involve crafting new features, understanding features in a results-oriented product, and proposing solutions that work for our platforms, writing functional and design specifications, programming, unit and integration testing your code, helping review specifications and code for other software engineers on the team, and helping documentation team with the configuration aspects of your features.

• Contribute to the design and development of an optimized, high-speed software-based forwarding plane
• Network software running on both hardware appliances and virtual machines that provide zero touch connectivity to Mist-managed network and SD-WAN functions
• Drive development from technology selection to product delivery, collaborating with product managers and product designers all along the way to give our users the best possible experience
• Identify and improve the efficiency, scalability, operability of the product
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Guiding on technical design

What you need to bring

• B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 6+ years of experience developing software or hardware-based datapaths
• Working experience with DPDK, VPP or other software datapath frameworks
• Solid C++ developer and debugging skills
• Ability to deliver clean, modular code quickly and efficiently
• Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
• Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• High degree of competency working with multi-threaded development
• Experience developing on Linux operating systems
• Strong communication skills, both in written and verbal, to effectively understand and convey issues and solutions to peers and end users
• Experience with Agile development process
• Experience with Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration

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)

Job

Engineering

Job Level

TCP_04

Salary

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. United States of America: Annual Salary USD 136,500 - 260,500 in Massachusetts. The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

EEO statement

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. HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities. HPE will never charge any candidate a registration fee, hiring fee, or any other fee in connection with its recruitment and hiring process.