Senior Systems/Software Engineer

This onsite senior role at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Fort Collins centers on the design, development, and debugging of software and system software. The position emphasizes strong C++ and Linux user-space expertise, multithreading, and high performance requirements, with Kubernetes familiarity viewed as a plus.

Location

Fort Collins, Colorado (onsite)

Compensation

Salary range: USD 126,500 to 240,500 per year

Requirements

• Strong C++ development skills including the Standard Template Library, Boost, templates, and object‑oriented programming
• Python programming proficiency
• Experience with systems, distributed, or embedded software
• Solid understanding of Linux operating systems, including OS concepts, CPU and memory architecture
• Developer in user space for on‑premises devices (not kernel mode)
• Multithreaded programming experience with synchronization primitives such as mutexes and locks
• Proven ability to write performant, efficient code
• Proficiency with debugging and profiling tools like GDB and perf
• Experience with file systems, storage, data path work, or building systems infrastructure code is advantageous
• Kubernetes knowledge is a plus
• Deep understanding of modern C++ concepts
• Ability to produce clean, maintainable, high-quality code
• Strong grasp of systems‑level topics including memory management, CPU architecture, and I/O
• Hands-on experience with C++11/14/17 multithreading constructs (std::thread, std::mutex, std::lock_guard, std::unique_lock, condition variables)
• Knowledge of memory management improvements such as std::shared_ptr, std::unique_ptr, and move semantics for safe resource handling
• Experience applying RAII principles and smart pointers to avoid leaks and ensure exception safety
• Ability to write cache‑friendly, low‑latency code and identify optimization opportunities
• Familiarity with profiling and performance bottleneck analysis
• Exposure to performance tuning and debugging low-level issues, with triage capabilities
• Understanding of distributed systems design concepts
• Strong foundation in data structures (lists, stacks, queues, hash maps, trees, graphs, and related structures)
• Ability to analyze and optimize algorithmic complexity
• Comfort with problem solving and whiteboard coding
• Demonstrated ownership of technical components within larger projects
• Ability to explain both the big picture and personal contributions
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn
• Experience collaborating with global teams across time zones
• Clear articulation of technical concepts and personal contributions
• Willingness to ask clarifying questions and engage in collaborative problem solving

Technologies

• C++, Python
• Linux
• Kubernetes
• GDB
• perf
• STL
• Boost