Senior Windows System Engineer

HP Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HP Inc. is seeking a Senior Windows System Engineer to oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable software systems for HP commercial PCs. You will collaborate with developers, admins, and managers to integrate solutions with existing infrastructure and ensure reliability and performance.

You will guide teams, define validation plans for new technologies, and drive performance improvements, scalability, and system optimization across complex products and platforms.

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• Typically 7–10 years of work experience in systems engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversees design, implementation, and maintenance of robust software systems.
• Leads multiple project teams through design, coding, testing, and integration.
• Gathers requirements with engineering groups and stakeholders for infrastructure components.
• Reviews designs for compliance with standards and provides feedback to improve quality.
• Guides and mentors less-experienced staff.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects.

Skills

AI workloads

Agile Methodology

API

C++

Azure

Python

Microservices

SQL

Windows 11 internals

Software Development

Software Engineering

Computer Science

Debugging

Scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Description -

Senior Windows System Engineer

Job Summary

This role is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust and scalable software systems for HP commercial PCs. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system administrators, and project managers, to create solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure and deliver value to end-users. The role ensures the efficiency, reliability, and performance of software systems. The role provides guidance to other team members on developing validation execution plans for new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Focuses on delivering system software for the best customer experience.
• Oversees the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
• Monitors and tests application performance for potential bottlenecks, identifies possible solutions, and works with developers to implement those fixes.
• Optimizes software systems for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to ensure optimal user experience.
• Gathers all the system engineering requirements for the infrastructure components by working with engineering groups and other stakeholders.
• Leads multiple project teams of other software systems engineers responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design and development.
• 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.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software systems leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in systems engineering, computer programming language, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Software Systems Engineer (CSSE)
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

Knowledge & Skills

• AI workloads and inferencing
• Agile Methodology
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• C++ (Programming Language)
• Computer Science
• Debugging
• Microservices
• Microsoft Azure
• Python (Programming Language)
• Scalability
• Software Development
• Software Engineering
• SQL (Programming Language)
• Windows 11 internals

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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Software

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

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