{"id":1164292,"url":"https://alion.io/job/hewlett-packard-enterprise-principal-software-engineer","title":"Principal Software Engineer","company":{"id":5292,"name":"Hewlett Packard Enterprise","domain":"hpe.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/hewlett-packard-enterprise","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":93,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":31,"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cupertino, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":172000,"max":349000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":349000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Debian","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-18T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-18","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T16:29:08Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"Principal Software EngineerThis role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.Who We Are:\nHewlett 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.\nJob Description:\nPrincipal Systems Software Engineer - Linux Systems\nWe are seeking a Principal Systems Software Engineer to lead the development of Linux system-management and monitoring infrastructure for our Debian-based platforms. This role is suited to an experienced systems engineer who enjoys working across application architecture, operating-system interfaces, and production reliability.\nYou will design and build Go-based tools that manage software lifecycles, monitor service health, collect operational data, and improve observability across our Linux fleet.\nKey Responsibilities\nSystem Management Tooling: Design, build, and maintain Go applications for Linux user-space system management on Debian-based distributions.\nPackage Management: Develop tooling to inspect installed packages, manage updates using APT and dpkg interfaces, and detect version or dependency inconsistencies.\nService Observability: Build mechanisms to monitor service status, health metrics, and system events using technologies such as systemd and journald.\nDiagnostics and Logging: Implement automated log collection, retrieval, and parsing to support troubleshooting and incident response.\nDebian Packaging: Own the packaging of internal software into production-ready .debpackages, including dependency definitions, lifecycle scripts, and release processes.\nArchitecture: Define and lead the transition toward modular, maintainable system-management services while preserving reliability, performance, and operational simplicity.\nTechnical Leadership: Establish engineering standards, conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction across relevant teams.\nRequired Qualifications\n10+ years of professional software development experience, including substantial systems-software experience.\nStrong professional experience developing production software in Go.\nDeep knowledge of Linux user space, including system calls, signals, processes, filesystems, and interprocess communication.\nStrong understanding of systemd, journald, Linux service management, and system diagnostics.\nHands-on experience with Debian packaging, APT, dpkg, dependency management, and package lifecycle operations.\nExperience designing reliable, maintainable software used in production environments.\nDemonstrated ability to lead architecture decisions and influence technical direction.\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing distributed systems or service-oriented architectures.\nPython experience for automation, scripting, or maintaining existing system utilities.\nFamiliarity with AppArmor, SELinux, secure boot, or related Linux security technologies.\nExperience profiling and optimizing Go applications using tools such as pprof.\nExperience optimizing resource usage on embedded, appliance, or server-grade Linux systems.\nFamiliarity with automated testing, CI/CD, release engineering, and production monitoring.\nTechnical Environment\nThe role involves Go, Python, Debian-based Linux, APT, dpkg, systemd, journald, Linux service management, package lifecycle automation, and system observability tooling. The environment may include both embedded and server-grade systems deployed across a large Linux fleet.\nWhy This Role?\nYou will develop foundational software that helps keep the operating system reliable, secure, and observable. Your architectural decisions will influence the tools and services used across the organization’s Linux fleet, giving you significant technical ownership and impact.\nAccessibility\nHPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.\nNote: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nHealth & Wellbeing\nWe strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.\nPersonal & Professional Development\nWe 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.\nUnconditional Inclusion\nWe 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.\nLet's Stay Connected:\nFollow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE.\n#unitedstates#networkingJob:\nEngineeringJob Level:\nTCP_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.\nThe listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.\"\nInformation about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html\nHPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBTemployer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.\nHewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.\nHPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.\nRecruitment Fraud Alert\nWe have become aware of an increase in fraudulent recruitment activities in which individuals impersonate our company or authorized recruitment agencies to offer fake employment opportunities. These scams may occur through false websites, emails, social media, or chat-based applications and often aim to obtain personal information or money. Please note that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and its authorized recruitment agencies/vendors will never charge a candidate a registration fee, hiring fee, or any other fee in connection with its recruitment and hiring process. We also never request personal information such as back account details, Social Security numbers, or national IDs via social media or chat applications.\nAll legitimate job opportunities will come through official company channels, and candidates are responsible for verifying the credentials of any third party claiming to represent the company. Any reliance on fraudulent communication is at the individual’s own risk, and HPE disclaims legal liability for any resulting damages. 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