Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain a Rust-based software agent, with cross‑platform capabilities and cloud service integrations. The role involves working across on‑prem and remote environments, focusing on reliability and code safety.

The position is hybrid, requiring about two days per week in an HPE office in Cape Town, and offers opportunities to work with Python, React, Rust, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and AWS technologies in a full‑stack

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• Practical experience programming in Rust or C/C++.
• Experience with Python, React, Rust or other modern languages is desirable.
• Good understanding of basic computer networking (TCP/IP a bonus).
• Experience developing native PC applications and cross‑platform code.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features for the Rust-based software agent.
• Create and execute cross‑platform test plans and documentation.
• Mentor less experienced staff and ensure code quality and stability.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Python

React

PostgreSQL

AWS

Education

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

Job description

Senior 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, 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 onfinding 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 Do We Do

Our product gives IT managers insight into how their users are experiencing Wi‑Fi, network, and application performance, and helps them fix problems before users complain. Other performance tools are complex and intimidating, built by network engineers for network engineers; ours is beautiful and simple, and our customers love it. Our sensor hardware is a delight toinstall,and our software is easy and fun to use. Our product is used in offices, universities, banks, hotels, airports, stadiums, retail stores, and more - every business with Wi‑Fi is a potential customer that we can help.

We design all our own hardware and software in Cape Town. Our software systems are built entirely in-house using Python, React, Rust, Postgres, ClickHouse, a varietyof AWS services, and other technologies. We are truly a full stack company, with a great setof technical challenges to work on.

What the Role Entails

You will be developing and maintaining a primarily Rust codebase (with some Typescript) that runs on or close to the end-users’ devices managed by our customers. The software is written to be cross‑platform and cross‑product compatible, allowing us to run the same core code as a desktop agent in the taskbar with a UI and as a Linux service on the access points in the network. The role will also involve integration with our ever‑evolving cloud services and developing and improving methods of testing and ensuring code safety and stability for deployment to vast fleets of remote devices across different execution environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features and enhancements for the software agent.

• Write and execute complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for architecture in a cross‑platform environment.

• Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skills

• Practical experience programming in Rust or C/C++

• Enjoys developing clearly written, robust, and careful architected code

• Good understanding of basic computer networking (any knowledge of TCP/IP is a huge bonus).

• Experience in developing applications that run natively on a PC.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Beneficial but not essential:

• Platform specific development:

• Windows

• macOS

• Linux

• Stretch goal, Android/iOS

• Asynchronous runtimes

• Application distribution

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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.

Let’s Stay Connected:

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

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.

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.