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# Senior Software Engineer Datapath

- **Company:** Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
- **Location:** Westford, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $136,500.0 - $260,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Big O, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Information Technology
- **Published:** July 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobsathpe/job/Westford-Massachusetts-United-States-of-America/Senior-Software-Engineer-Datapath_1200972-2

## About the Role

* B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
 * 6+ years of experience developing software or hardware-based datapaths
 * Working experience with DPDK, VPP or other software datapath frameworks
 * Solid C++ developer and debugging skills
 * Ability to deliver clean, modular code quickly and efficiently
 * Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
 * Excellent debugging and optimization skills
 * Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
 * Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
 * Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
 * High degree of competency working with multi-threaded development
 * Experience developing on Linux operating systems
 * Strong communication skills, both in written and verbal, to effectively understand and convey issues and solutions to peers and end users.
 * Experience with Agile development process
 * Experience with Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration

## Description

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.


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