Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Principal Engineer to design, develop, and optimize core services for carrier-grade networking solutions on a multi-tenant SaaS platform, to deliver a reliable, performant, and secure solution to their global customer base.
Requirements
- Programming Languages: Proven expertise in one or more backend programming languages such as Golang (preferred), Java or Python.
- Networking Fundamentals: Deep understanding of networking protocols, network architectures, network security, and common networking concepts is essential.
- Microservices & Orchestration: Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
- SaaS & Cloud Experience: Significant experience in building, deploying, and operating scalable SaaS applications in a Public Cloud (AWS/GCP) environment.
- Distributed Systems: Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including concurrency, scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency.
- Databases: Experience with various database technologies, including relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis) databases.
- APIs & Integrations: Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs and other integration technologies like WebSocket, Kafka, etc.
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Work with product managers, architects, and other engineers to understand the software requirements, and define corresponding functional and design specifications. Drive technical decisions and contribute to the overall strategy.
- Software Development: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality, production-grade software, with a strong emphasis on backend systems. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
- System Design & Optimization: Design and implement micro-services for high availability, scalability, performance, and security within our SaaS platform. Identify and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system issues.
- Networking Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, NAT), network security, and cloud networking concepts to build robust and secure solutions.
- SaaS & Cloud Native Development: Design and implement solutions leveraging cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
- Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product management, QA, SRE, and technical assistance team.
- Code Quality & Best Practices: Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing methodologies, CI/CD, and DevOps principles.
Other
- Experience: A minimum of 15 years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion focused on backend systems and distributed applications.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and concisely. Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and drive projects to successful completion.
- Education: Not specified, but a degree in a relevant field is likely required.
- Travel: Not specified, but may be required for collaboration with cross-functional teams.
