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:
The Private Cloud Control Plane Engineering team is looking to add to its growing team! With the growth of our PCBE, PCE, and now Morpheus and VM Essentials products, we are looking to add inspired and creative Software Engineers to our team!
As a Principal Cloud Developer, you will architect, develop, and maintain enterprise class software involving on-prem and cloud services. You’ll also be involved with scaling, optimizing, and evolving the platform and its plugins. From high-performance bare metal or virtual compute and storage to secure workload isolation and dynamic scheduling, your work will directly influence the direction of HPE’s Private Cloud solutions, used across global enterprise environments.
This is not a DevOps or Platform/Solution Engineer position
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and develop highly scalable and resilient backend systems using Java, Groovy, or other JVM-based languages, focusing on cloud-native principles.
Lead the design and implementation of integrations with server management platforms, including BMC/Redfish, to automate server provisioning and lifecycle management.
Develop orchestration solutions for storage systems, including Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI, ensuring robust automation and monitoring capabilities.
Engineer and optimize L2/L3 networking programming, enabling dynamic configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure.
Integrate backend systems with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI), leveraging cloud APIs for hybrid and multi-cloud orchestration.
Define and enforce best practices in software architecture, code quality, security, and DevOps across the engineering team.
Mentor and guide engineers, conduct code reviews, and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, operations, QA) to align technical solutions with business goals.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues spanning server, storage, networking, and cloud domains.
Document architectural decisions, system designs, and operational procedures to ensure long-term maintainability and knowledge sharing.
Knowledge and Skills
Expert-level proficiency in Java, Groovy, or other JVM languages, with extensive experience in backend/cloud development
Hands-on experience with BMC/Redfish protocols for server management and automation is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of storage technologies: Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, and related orchestration and automation is preferred.
Skills in L2/L3 networking programming: Ethernet, VLANs, TCP/IP, routing, and switching is preferred.
Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI), cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems
Proven track record in designing and implementing microservices and plugin-based architectures for extensibility and modularity
Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies on Linux or VMWare platforms
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities for complex, distributed systems
Strong leadership and mentoring with the ability to drive technical vision and collaborate across teams
Experience & Education
Minimum of 8 + years of experience in Software Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Additional Skills:
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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EngineeringJob Level:
TCP_04"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 144,000 - 273,000 in Colorado // 137,000 - 315,000 in Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."
Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html
The estimated job application period closure is April 30 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.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. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.
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What We Do
In 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, college friends turned business partners, started the original Silicon Valley startup in the space of a rented Palo Alto garage. Starting with audio oscillators, the friends built the foundation for a company that would grow to become a global leader in enterprise technology.
More than 75 years later, our success is exemplified through our employees’ drive to advance ideas that bring meaningful innovations to life for our customers and partners around the globe. We are guided by our mission to help customers use technology to turn ideas into value, and empower them to transform industries, markets and lives. We simplify Hybrid IT, power the Intelligent Edge and provide the expertise to make it all happen.
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