Software Engineer Staff

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.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans to validate SONiC functionality on Broadcom-based switching platforms.
• Validate advanced L2/L3 features including BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, QinQ, and multicast.
• Test and verify SAI (Switch Abstraction Interface) integration and ASIC driver behavior.
• Automate functional, regression, scale, and performance test cases using Python and Robot Framework.
• Perform deep-dive debugging across ASIC, NOS, and control/data plane layers.
• Collaborate with the SONiC open-source community to contribute fixes, enhancements, and upstream improvements.
• Validate optical modules across various speeds, breakout configurations, and transceiver management protocols (e.g., CMIS, DOM).

What you need to bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in network software or hardware testing.
• Strong understanding of L2/L3 networking protocols and switch/router architecture.
• Hands-on experience with SONiC NOS and SAI-based architectures.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with test automation frameworks such as Robot Framework.
• Solid grasp of SONiC architecture, including SAI, FRR, Redis DB, Docker, and Minigraph.
• Familiarity with SDKs such as SDKLT or OpenNSL is a strong plus.
• Experience with traffic generators like Spirent or IxNetwork.
• Proficient with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, and lab-based testbed environments.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and documentation skills.
• Contributions to SONiC or other open-source networking projects are highly valued.
• Exposure to telemetry, gNMI, OpenConfig, and YANG/Netconf/REST API testing.

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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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