Principal System Embedded Engineer (SONiC)

Principal System Embedded Engineer (SONiC)

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:

Principal System Embedded Engineer (SONiC)

We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join our dynamic team.

In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and optimization of carrier-class networking and system software.

As a key member of our engineering group, you will work on cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive impactful solutions.

Responsibilities:


* Design, develop, and maintain features and enhancements for the SONiC NOS platform, interfacing with SAI and platform infrastructure.


* Contribute to the SONiC open-source community and stay current with the evolving SONiC ecosystem.


* Develop forwarding features on SONiC and the underlying hardware (e.g., ASICs, PHYs, optics, and other platform components).


* Implement code for critical system modules, drivers, and APIs supporting high-performance data planes and control planes.


* Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve issues on SONiC platforms.


* Participate in code reviews, and documentation efforts.


* Contribute to architecture discussions to ensure scalable and highly available SONiC integrations.


* Contribute to SONiC SAI features and platform-specific management/control modules (e.g., telemetry, diagnostics, and monitoring components).

Basic Qualifications:


* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.


* Minimum of 10 years of work experience is required.


* With at least 1 year of hands-on SONiC development experience is must.


* Strong experience with the SONiC network operating system and architecture.


* Demonstrated feature contributions to the SONiC open-source community.


* Experience using SONiC SAI for new feature development and integration.


* Experience with datapath forwarding features such as BFD, FIB, RIB, ERSPAN, ACLs, QoS, unicast, and multicast.


* L2/L3 Protocol Stack Development
+ L3: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN/VXLAN, MPLS, etc...
+ L2: STP, LLDP, LACP, etc...
+ Experi...