Senior Cloud Developer

Senior Cloud Developer

  

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:

   

HPE’s Private Cloud AI organization is looking for a Senior Cloud Developer to support our AI Essentials product. HPE AI Essentials is a software solution within HPE's Private Cloud AI platform designed to accelerate AI productivity and streamline AI operations. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop major aspects of our product: you will be expected to take on difficult problems that don’t have clear solutions, and to design, build, and iterate until we’ve reached elegant solutions that delight our customers. Along the way, you will work in a supportive and collaborative environment, with the opportunity to contribute across the stack based on your interests and experience.

We are seeking experienced Software Developers only; candidates with primary experience in DevOps or infrastructure engineering are not a fit for this role.

 

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own core platform components of a Kubernetes-based private cloud AI platform.

• Translate feature specifications into robust designs, implementation plans, and production-ready code.

• Build and evolve backend services and controllers in Golang, focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.

• Lead the debugging and resolution of complex cross-layer issues involving applications, Kubernetes, CSI Drivers and External Storage

• Drive CI/CD best practices for deploying and managing cloud-native services.

• Act as a technical reference point for less experienced team members; provide code reviews and guidance.

• Contribute to architectural discussions and help evaluate and integrate new technologies into the platform.

• Work closely with product managers and engineers to ensure efficient delivery in a hybrid team setup.

Must Haves

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field.

• Must have 8+ years of professional experience in cloud or platform engineering roles.

• Hands-on prior working experience with Kubernetes and containerized systems, CSI, PV/PVC lifecycle management

• Prior Experience with Infrastructure layers such as Linux, Server, Storage and Networking  

• Advanced programming skills in Golang and shell scripting.

• Strong understanding of Linux, Storage, and security fundamentals.

• Hands-on experience with Git, GNU Make, and CI/CD pipelines

Nice to Haves

• Experience with public cloud platforms and managed services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Familiarity with databases and storage systems (e.g., Postgres, Redis, object storage).

• Experience with Kubernetes ecosystem components such as:

  • Cert-Manager (TLS certificates)

  • Istio (mTLS, authN/authZ)

  • Kyverno (policy enforcement and admission control)

  • MetalLB (load balancing)

  • Prometheus (monitoring and observability)

• Working Knowledge of KVM Virtualization

• Prior Experience with application backup/restore tools ( Velero, Kasten)

• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.

Additional Skills:

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Release Management, Security-First Mindset, 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.

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