Network Software Engineer - Driver Firmware
This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 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 diverse 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:
In this role you will be working as part of a world-class ASIC design team at HPE developing the next generation Slingshot interconnect used in exascale high performance computers.
As the most critical team in our R&D organization, we are responsible for our core and new product development. We are seeking a motivated and skilled Software Engineer on our High-Performance Networking Platform team. The ideal candidates will have strong technical and interpersonal skills, a deep set of hands-on experience with large scale networks, public and private cloud platforms, a passion for innovating, integrating and developing the distributed and large-scale network fabric, and an interest in the world of HPC.
How you'll make your mark:
* Influence the strategic direction of our network architecture
* Implement critical functionality and capabilities in the switch and NIC data plane – including driver development for configuration, control and monitoring of a custom ASICs and creating APIs to interface with the layers above.
* Develop/implement per requirements with high-performance, resiliency and scalability as the primary considerations
* Contribute learnings to the larger community via written guidance and presentations
* Contribute to the broader HPE/Cray R&D leadership community
Background and Skills
About you:
* Customer-focused (both internal and external to the company)
* Ability to work well in a cooperative development environment, both within and across teams
* Commitment to sound software engineering principles and full Software Development Lifecycle
* Linux software development expertise, with proven ability to produce high quality deliverables
* Ability to work in a variety of languages such as C, C++, BASH and Python on Linux environments
* Experience with multi-layer driver and firmware development including kernel-space development, network device drivers, user-space daemons, Linux interfaces
* Proven experience with multi-threaded and/or multi-core programming, non-blocking I/O, lockless programming
* Experience with build infrastructure, Debian packaging, and Jenkins.
* Experience with distributed network configuration, large scale addressing and routing
* Experience using network protocols such as Ethernet, LLDP, LACP, ARP, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VLAN, etc.
* Knowledge of operating system architecture, networking and file systems is highly desirable
* Experience in troubleshooting network communications issues from the physical layer on up
* Experience in network performance, network protocols and network drivers
* Experience in Network infrastructure management/automation, or systems management
* Experience in Agile Development, including defining epics, features, user stories, tasks and participating in Agile/Scrum practices
* Excellent communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate concepts (in verbal and written form) to stakeholders
* Ability to work well in a distributed team environment with lively debate
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.
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know diverse 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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Job: Engineering
Job Level: TCP_04
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