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Software Engineer II

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jul 2026

💰 $213,500/yr($105,500/yr – $213,500/yr)

About the role

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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 Software Systems Engineer to join our team in designing, developing, troubleshooting, and enhancing software for networking products in Campus & Branch Business Unit. This role focuses on networking systems software development and collaborative problem-solving and is ideal for candidates with strong C/C++ programming skills and experience working on software systems and networking applications. The candidate will work on developing new platforms and solutions collaborating with product management and architects.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement software enhancements, updates, and programming changes for subsystems such as operating systems, networking protocols in Junos & Junos Evolved software.
Analyze design requirements and carry out coding, testing, and integration activities per project guidelines.
Develop and execute portions of testing plans and documentation; identify and debug code issues and recommend improvements.
Collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective software solutions.
Design, develop and maintain software for forwarding ASICs
Communicate progress, design status, and technical issues with project stakeholders.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
2–4 years of experience in software engineering.
Proficiency in C, C++ programming and software systems design tools.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Knowledge of software systems testing methodologies, including test plan execution, and debugging.
Experience in designing software systems for with different forward ASICs
Working knowledge of L2, L3 networking protocols
Willingness to explore & contribute to various software components to build next generation networking solutions

Desired Skills:

Embedded Operating Systems & low-level Software Development
Forwarding ASIC programming for L2/L3/L4 Networking Protocols
Strong networking fundamentals

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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