Senior Software Engineer (FreeBSD)

Senior Software Engineer (FreeBSD)

  

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:

   

Senior Software Engineer (FreeBSD)

Location (HYBRID): Sunnyvale, CA

We are seeking a Senior Systems / Software Engineer to join the FreeBSD Operating System team within the HPE Networking division. In this role, you will design, develop, debug, and validate kernel and system-level software that powers HPE networking platforms at scale.

You will work on FreeBSD kernel, drivers, and platform software, enabling new hardware, improving reliability and performance, and solving complex system-level problems across software and hardware boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, and maintain FreeBSD kernel and system-level software

• Lead and contribute to platform bring-up and hardware enablement

• Analyze and resolve complex issues spanning kernel, drivers, hardware, and firmware

• Make sound architecture and design decisions to optimize performance, scalability, and reliability

• Review code and designs to ensure high quality, correctness, and maintainability

• Contribute to and improve test infrastructure and automation

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including platform, hardware, QA, and architecture

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

• Typically 10+ years of experience in system-level software development

• Strong expertise in FreeBSD OS internals, kernel programming, and system software

• Experience developing and validating kernel drivers and platform software

• Proven ability to debug complex issues across kernel, drivers, and hardware

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and complex data structures

• Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, IPC, and memory management

• Familiarity with TCP/IP networking, virtualization, or distributed systems is a plus

• Experience with test automation, including debugging failures and analyzing logs

• Scripting experience in Python, Rust, or similar languages

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

• Self-driven, proactive, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

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