Software Engineer - C++, Networking

Software Engineer - C++, NetworkingThis 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:

Aruba is an HPE Company, and a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. Helping some of the largest companies in the world modernize their networks to meet the demands of a digital future, Aruba is redefining the “Intelligent Edge” – and creating new customer experiences across intelligent spaces and digital workspaces. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

Job Family Definition

Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug networking software. Build high-performance software components including network stacks and advanced tunneling mechanisms such as VPN and IPSec for large-scale cloud environments.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement networking features based on product objectives and architecture guidelines.
• Analyze system requirements and define coding, integration, and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues across distributed cloud deployments.
• Work directly with customers to investigate current issues and drive resolution.
• Collaborate with multiple HPE teams to develop, integrate, and optimize networking protocols and platform components.
• Contribute to performance tuning, reliability improvements, and production readiness of data plane services.

What you need to bring:

Experience and Education

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10 to 15 years of progressive professional experience building high-performance networking software.

Technical Mastery

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Golang, including complex debugging and low-latency performance optimization in multithreaded systems.
• For C++ developers, willingness to transition to Golang.

Systems and Architecture

• Proven track record designing and developing carrier-grade data path networking software for large-scale cloud network architectures.
• Deep practical knowledge of Linux/Unix internals, including socket programming, memory management, and advanced IPC mechanisms.

Debugging and Tooling

• Advanced expertise diagnosing memory, concurrency, and performance issues in large public cloud environments.
• Strong packet-level troubleshooting skills using tools such as Wireshark.
• Experience with log-based tracing and observability-driven debugging.

Protocol Expertise

• Extensive hands-on experience with tunneling protocols such as IPSec and VPN.
• Deep working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking protocols, DNS spoofing.

Additional Skills:

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Release Management, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

What We Can Offer You:

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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