Senior Software Engineer – Networking

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:

About the Role

We are seeking a Software Engineer with deep expertise in designing and developing carrier-grade networking software for large-scale, multi-core architectures. This role requires strong technical leadership, architectural vision, and hands-on development skills to deliver high-performance, low-latency solutions for ISP networks.

What you will do :

• Design and development of control path networking software for routers and switches.
• Drive complex debugging, performance tuning, and optimization for low-latency systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy systems, including refactoring monolithic applications into microservices.
• Ensure robust integration with Linux/Unix OS internals, including kernel-level interactions, socket programming, memory management, and IPC mechanisms.

What you will bring :

• Experience & Education: BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, combined with 6-9 years of progressive professional experience developing high-performance networking software.
• Technical Mastery: High-level proficiency in C/C++ programming, complex debugging, and low-latency performance optimization within multi-threaded environments. Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting for automation, testing, and tooling will be an add-on.
• System & Architecture: Proven track record of designing & developing carrier-grade control path networking software for large-scale, multi-core router/switch architectures. Deep, practical knowledge of Linux/Unix OS internals, including kernel interaction, socket programming, memory management, and advanced IPC mechanisms. In-depth understanding of ISP networks and experience in designing and developing software solutions in this area.
• Debugging & Tools: Advanced expertise in diagnosing complex memory and performance issues in multi-threaded processes, including deep hands-on experience with: Dynamic analysis tools (GDB, Valgrind, flamegraph, UNDO). Packet tracing tools like Wireshark for protocol analysis and network troubleshooting.
• Strong Plus: Software development experience in one or more of these: Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, multicast (IGMP/MLD), Broadband Edge protocols (DHCP/PPPoE/L2TP), routing protocols, VPN/VXLAN, HTTP redirect, CoS, Firewall. Experience in implementation of above protocols/services on Broadcom DNX platforms (J2, J2C, Q2C) is a strong plus. Good understanding and experience with cloud deployment environments, including virtual machines, containers, orchestration, and system services.

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)

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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