Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development

Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software DevelopmentThis role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Who We Are:

HPE Networking, including Juniper Networks, is building the next generation of routing and switching platforms for cloud, AI, enterprise, and service provider networks.

Our Fabric Platforms team develops the foundational software that enables networking hardware platforms to operate reliably at scale. We work at the intersection of hardware and software, building platform infrastructure for high-performance routing and switching systems based on custom networking ASICs/NPUs, PHYs, and chassis architectures.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help define and build the platform software architecture used across future generations of networking products. This role combines platform software development, hardware enablement, system architecture, and technical leadership.

Description:

You'll help define the software foundation for future Juniper networking platforms, working directly with hardware architects, ASIC designers, and software engineers to deliver world-class routing and switching products used by cloud providers, enterprises, and service providers.

 Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Linux-based platform software for high-performance routing and switching platforms.
• Develop platform infrastructure responsible for hardware discovery, initialization, inventory management, environmental monitoring, interface management, telemetry, and chassis services.
• Drive software bring-up of next-generation networking platforms based on custom ASICs/NPUs and merchant silicon.
• Define hardware abstraction layers and software interfaces that support multiple hardware generations and platform variants.
• Develop and maintain low-level platform software, device drivers, and hardware-management services.
• Work closely with ASIC, hardware, systems, manufacturing, and software teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex platform and hardware/software integration issues.
• Contribute to platform resiliency, reliability, serviceability, and observability initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across projects and teams.
• Participate in all phases of development, from requirements and architecture through implementation, validation, deployment, and sustaining engineering.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing system software for networking, embedded, or infrastructure platforms.
• Strong hands-on software development experience in C and modern C++ (C++11 or newer).
• Strong Linux systems programming experience.
• Experience developing software for routers, switches, firewalls, networking appliances, or similar infrastructure products.
• Experience bringing up new hardware platforms from early development through production deployment.
• Experience debugging complex problems at the hardware/software boundary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications: (Networking Platform Experience)

• Experience with routing, switching, network operating systems, chassis systems, or distributed networking platforms.
• Familiarity with platform infrastructure found in networking systems, including:
  • Platform management
  • Chassis management
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Hardware inventory
  • Telemetry
  • Interface management

Silicon and Hardware Experience

• Experience with networking ASICs, network processors, switch silicon, or SmartNICs.
• Experience with Ethernet MAC/PHY, optics, high-speed SerDes, gearbox devices, or FEC technologies.
• Familiarity with Broadcom, Marvell, Silicon One, Innovium, Barefoot, or similar networking silicon.
• Working knowledge of PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDIO, FPGA, CPLD, and other hardware interfaces.

Software Architecture

• Experience designing reusable platform abstractions and hardware-independent software layers.
• Experience designing software that supports multiple hardware platforms and product generations.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and driving cross-functional technical decisions.
• Reliability and Scale
• Experience with high availability (HA), ISSU, redundancy, resiliency, monitoring, and observability.
• Experience designing software for large-scale networking systems and chassis-based platforms.

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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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_05"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 172,000 - 349,000 in California
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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