Nonstop Language Debugger Software Expert

Nonstop Language Debugger Software Expert

  

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:

   

Job Family Definition:

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement core components of debuggers including symbol resolution, breakpoint handling, stack unwinding, and memory inspection.

• Develop support for debugging native applications (e.g., C/C++, COBOL, Rust, etc.) on HPE's operating systems and hardware architectures.

• Integrate with compiler toolchains to support source-level debugging, DWARF/ELF parsing, and debug info generation.

• Implement remote debugging capabilities, multi-threaded process introspection, and real-time diagnostics.

• Optimize debugger performance and responsiveness for large-scale applications.

• Maintain compatibility with existing standards (e.g., GDB, MI protocol) and extend functionality for custom use cases.

• Collaborate with IDE and tooling teams to provide seamless user experiences.

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to long-term debugging strategy and architecture.

Education and Experience Required:

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

• 7 + years of experience in systems programming and debugger development.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Deep understanding of operating system internals, process control, and memory management.

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and familiarity with low-level programming constructs.

• Experience with debugging formats and protocols (DWARF, ELF).

• Familiarity with existing debugger frameworks (e.g., GDB) and runtime introspection techniques.

• Excellent problem-solving and reverse engineering skills.

• Experience with JIT debugging, kernel debugging, or embedded system debugging.

• Contributions to open-source debugger projects.

• Knowledge of compiler internals and debug info generation.

• Exposure to scripting languages (e.g., Python) for debugger automation.

• Familiarity with IDE (Eclipse/VS Code) integration and language server protocols (LSP).

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 apply your skills to another division.<