Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development (C/C++)

Location: Onsite in Sunnyvale, California, United States

Base salary: USD 190,000–361,000 annual in California, United States. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Company

hirify.global is an edge-to-cloud technology company developing networking platforms for cloud, AI, enterprise, and service provider environments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Linux-based platform software for high-performance routing and switching systems.
• Build infrastructure for hardware discovery, initialization, inventory, environmental monitoring, interface management, telemetry, and chassis services.
• Contribute to platform bring-up for networking systems based on custom ASICs/NPUs and merchant silicon.
• Develop hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, and hardware-management services supporting multiple hardware generations.
• Collaborate with ASIC, hardware, systems, manufacturing, and software teams across the product lifecycle.
• Debug cross-layer hardware/software issues and contribute to platform resiliency, reliability, serviceability, and observability.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on experience developing systems software for networking, embedded, or infrastructure platforms; expected depth varies by hiring level.
• Strong C and/or modern C++ development skills, including the ability to work in a large existing codebase.
• Linux systems programming experience.
• Understanding of memory management, concurrency, processes and threads, interrupts, device interaction, and debugging.
• Experience debugging complex problems across software layers or at the hardware/software boundary.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies, own technical problems, incorporate feedback, and communicate clearly across disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience with routers, switches, firewalls, networking appliances, network operating systems, chassis systems, or distributed networking platforms.
• Experience with platform or chassis management, hardware discovery and inventory, environmental monitoring, telemetry, interface management, or new-hardware bring-up.
• Experience with networking ASICs, network processors, switch silicon, SmartNICs, hardware accelerators, Ethernet MAC/PHY, optics, SerDes, gearbox devices, or FEC technologies.
• Knowledge of Broadcom, Marvell, Cisco Silicon One, Intel/Barefoot, or similar networking silicon.
• Working knowledge of PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDIO, FPGA, CPLD, or other board-level hardware interfaces.
• Experience designing reusable hardware-independent abstractions, supporting multiple platforms or product generations, or developing high-availability, resilient, observable, and serviceable networking systems.
• For senior-level consideration: architectural judgment, technical leadership, mentorship, and the ability to drive complex decisions across teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work is expected primarily from an HPE office.
• Health and wellbeing benefits support employees and their loved ones.
• Professional development programs support career growth and movement across divisions.
• Inclusive workplace that values varied backgrounds and individual uniqueness.

Hiring process

• Scope, title, and leadership expectations are calibrated according to experience, technical depth, demonstrated capabilities, and interview results.
• Applicants requiring disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process may submit a request through HPE's accommodation form.