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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:\nHigh Performance Computing, AI and Labs is a critical element of HPE. We are focused on delivering innovative solutions that accelerate our customers’ digital transformation, enabling them to tackle their complex, and data-intensive workloads. Combining deep expertise and the development of the world’s most cutting-edge, high-performance supercomputers, is defining the next era of computing delivering valuable insight & innovation. Join us and redefine what’s next for you.\nJob:\nWe are seeking a Systems Software Engineer to join our Systems Software Team, responsible for developing, debugging, and maintaining key components of the systems software operating on our supercomputing product’s compute plane. You will collaborate within a Scrumban team to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performance software capabilities that meet evolving customer needs and internal requirements.\nA significant portion of the work is driven by real production and integration needs tracked through Jira-ranging from build/release and packaging failures, Linux/kernel and OS-level issues, automation and orchestration improvements, security/CAST remediation, and customer-impacting escalations. In addition to implementing fixes, you will help identify trends, establish best practices, and raise engineering standards across the team.\nWhat you'll do:\nSystems Software Engineering (Compute Plane Focus)\nDesign, develop, debug, and maintain systems software components that run on the compute plane of an enterprise supercomputing platform.\nDiagnose and resolve complex issues across Linux systems, services, utilities, installers, and system configuration.\nJira-Driven Sustaining & Escalation Support\nOwn and resolve high-impact issues surfaced via Jira, including customer-impacting defects, stability/performanceissues, and integration regressions.\nPerform deep root cause analysis, document findings clearly, and drive corrective/preventativeactions to closure.\nBuild, Packaging, and Delivery Tooling (USS Ecosystem)\nTroubleshoot and improve USS-related delivery workflows and tools (e.g., software integration, packaging, distribution, and release enablement).\nImprove reliability and velocity of build and release pipelines through automation, better diagnostics, and reduction of recurring failure modes.\nContribute to improvements in internal developer tooling used for validation, testing, and delivery (including CI/CD workflow enhancements).\nBuild and maintain automation and orchestration solutions using technologies such as Ansible and Kubernetes (as applicable to the platform).\nStrengthen operational readiness with improved logging, observability hooks, and automated verification.\nSecurity & Quality Engineering\nAddress security-related issues including vulnerability remediation, dependency updates, and policy-driven improvements (e.g., CAST findings).\nApply sound software engineering principles and testing practices to ensure stable, maintainable outcomes.\nCollaboration & Engineering Standards\nWork effectively across teams and time zones to coordinate issue resolution, design decisions, and delivery timelines.\nContribute to the team’s best practices by staying informed on community/industry trends and helping establish standards internally (coding, testing, release hygiene, documentation).\nWhat you need to bring:\nBS and/or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field.\n8+ years of experience developing systems software.\nStrong experience with Linux (installation, administration, utilities, troubleshooting).\nHigh proficiency in C, and Python, Bash scripting.\nExperience in development of OS, Filesystem preferably on Linux OS.\nExperience with DevOps and orchestration services (e.g., Ansible, Kubernetes, etc.).\nDemonstrated commitment to sound software engineering principles.\nExperience with version control in a team environment (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, etc.).\nExperience with unit, functional, and test-driven development practices.\nExperience using Agile methodologies in production environments (Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban).\nOutstanding problem-solving skills and ability to work well in a cooperative development environment within and across teams.\nSolid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document issues and solutions clearly.\nNice to Have Skills\nGo development experience.\nKernel programming experience; familiarity with operating system architecture and internals.\nExperience with microservices and distributed systems patterns.\nExperience with virtual machines and virtualization stacks.\nExperience with container-based technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes (K8s) and K3s.\nExperience with software packaging and dependency management.\nFamiliarity with Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) and modern DevOps tooling.\nExperience with Jenkins or other CI systems.\nExperience with Agentic AI, Agents and skills.\nAdditional Skills:\nCloud 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:\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#india#highperformancecomputeJob:\nEngineeringJob Level:\nTCP_04HPE 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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