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:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Principal Engineer to join our dynamic team in building carrier-grade networking solutions on a multi-tenant SaaS platform. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and optimizing our core services. As a key member of our engineering group, you will work on cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive impactful solutions. You will leverage your deep understanding of networking principles, distributed systems, and cloud technologies to deliver a reliable, performant, and secure solution to our global customer base.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Work with product managers, architects, and other engineers to understand the software requirements, and define corresponding functional and design specifications. Drive technical decisions and contribute to the overall strategy.
Software Development: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality, production-grade software, with a strong emphasis on backend systems. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
System Design & Optimization: Design and implement micro-services for high availability, scalability, performance, and security within our SaaS platform. Identify and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system issues.
Networking Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, NAT), network security, and cloud networking concepts to build robust and secure solutions.
SaaS & Cloud Native Development: Design and implement solutions leveraging cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product management, QA, SRE, and technical assistance team.
Code Quality & Best Practices: Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing methodologies, CI/CD, and DevOps principles.
Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and effective manner, often in production environments.
Innovation & Research: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in networking, SaaS, and software engineering. Propose and prototype new ideas and solutions.
Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for designs, APIs, and operational procedures.
Qualifications
Experience: A minimum of 15 years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion focused on backend systems and distributed applications.
Understanding and
Programming Languages: Proven expertise in one or more backend programming languages such as Golang (preferred), Java or Python.
Networking Fundamentals: Deep understanding of networking protocols, network architectures, network security, and common networking concepts is essential.
Microservices & Orchestration: Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
SaaS & Cloud Experience: Significant experience in building, deploying, and operating scalable SaaS applications in a Public Cloud (AWS/GCP) environment.
Distributed Systems: Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including concurrency, scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency.
Databases: Experience with various database technologies, including relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis) databases.
APIs & Integrations: Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs and other integration technologies like WebSocket, Kafka, etc.
Security Focus: Experience with network security principles, threat modelling, and secure coding practices is an added advantage.
Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
Communication & Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and concisely. Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and drive projects to successful completion.
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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TCP_05The 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 172,000 - 349,000 in California
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
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.
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.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 15 years of professional software development experience
- Proven expertise in backend programming languages such as Golang, Java, or Python
- Deep understanding of networking protocols and architectures
- Experience building and operating scalable SaaS applications in Public Cloud
- Strong understanding of distributed systems principles
- Experience with various database technologies
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and has not been reviewed or approved by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave provides six months of fully paid time for all parents and includes options to return part-time for up to 36 months. Additional supports like backup childcare, fertility and adoption assistance reinforce a family-friendly package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness Fridays offer paid early-finish time each month alongside resources such as on-site gyms, mental health tools, and paid volunteer time. These programs emphasize balance and personal well-being.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% of base salary and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Retirement Transition Support enables part-time work for employees nearing retirement.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insights
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.
