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System Software Developer (C/C++, Linux, OS, Filesystem)

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

   

High Performance Computing, AI and Labs is a critical element of HPE. We are focused on delivering innovative solutions that accelerate our customers’ digital transformation, enabling them to tackle their complex, and data-intensive workloads. Combining deep expertise and the development of the world’s most cutting-edge, high-performance supercomputers, is defining the next era of computing delivering valuable insight & innovation. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.

Job:

We are seeking a Systems Software Engineer to join our Systems Software Team, responsible for developing, debugging, and maintaining key components of the systems software operating on our supercomputing product’s compute plane. You will collaborate within a Scrumban team to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance software capabilities that meet evolving customer needs and internal requirements.

A significant portion of the work is driven by real production and integration needs tracked through Jira—ranging from build/release and packaging failures, Linux/kernel and OS-level issues, automation and orchestration improvements, security/CAST remediation, and customer-impacting escalations. In addition to implementing fixes, you will help identify trends, establish best practices, and raise engineering standards across the team.

What you'll do:

Systems Software Engineering (Compute Plane Focus)

• Design, develop, debug, and maintain systems software components that run on the compute plane of an enterprise supercomputing platform.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across Linux systems, services, utilities, installers, and system configuration.

Jira-Driven Sustaining & Escalation Support

• Own and resolve high-impact issues surfaced via Jira, including customer-impacting defects, stability/performance issues, and integration regressions.
• Perform deep root cause analysis, document findings clearly, and drive corrective/preventative actions to closure.

Build, Packaging, and Delivery Tooling (USS Ecosystem)

• Troubleshoot and improve USS-related delivery workflows and tools (e.g., software integration, packaging, distribution, and release enablement).
• Improve reliability and velocity of build and release pipelines through automation, better diagnostics, and reduction of recurring failure modes.
• Contribute to improvements in internal developer tooling used for validation, testing, and delivery (including CI/CD workflow enhancements).
• Build and maintain automation and orchestration solutions using technologies such as Ansible and Kubernetes (as applicable to the platform).
• Strengthen operational readiness with improved logging, observability hooks, and automated verification.

Security & Quality Engineering

• Address security-related issues including vulnerability remediation, dependency updates, and policy-driven improvements (e.g., CAST findings).
• Apply sound software engineering principles and testing practices to ensure stable, maintainable outcomes.

Collaboration & Engineering Standards

• Work effectively across teams and time zones to coordinate issue resolution, design decisions, and delivery timelines.
• Contribute to the team’s best practices by staying informed on community/industry trends and helping establish standards internally (coding, testing, release hygiene, documentation).

What you need to bring:

• BS and/or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of experience developing systems software.
• Strong experience with Linux (installation, administration, utilities, troubleshooting).
• High proficiency in C, and Python, Bash scripting.
• Experience in development of OS, Filesystem preferably on Linux OS.
• Experience with DevOps and orchestration services (e.g., Ansible, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Demonstrated commitment to sound software engineering principles.
• Experience with version control in a team environment (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, etc.).
• Experience with unit, functional, and test-driven development practices.
• Experience using Agile methodologies in production environments (Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban).
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and ability to work well in a cooperative development environment within and across teams.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document issues and solutions clearly.

Nice to Have Skills

• Go development experience.
• Kernel programming experience; familiarity with operating system architecture and internals.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems patterns.
• Experience with virtual machines and virtualization stacks.
• Experience with container-based technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes (K8s) and K3s.
• Experience with software packaging and dependency management.
• Familiarity with Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) and modern DevOps tooling.
• Experience with Jenkins or other CI systems.
• Experience with Agentic AI, Agents and 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)

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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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

    

    

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