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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineering Manager - **Company:** Hewlett-Packard Enterprise - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,500.0 - $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Common Lisp Object Systems, Network Congestion, Data Centers, Network Interface Controllers, Internet Group Management Protocols, Multi-protocol Systems, Python (Programming Language), Multicasting, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Remote Direct Memory Access, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Wireshark, Load Balancing, Juniper - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobsathpe/job/Sunnyvale-California-United-States-of-America/Senior-Software-Engineering-Manager_1213832-2 ## About the Role * 12+ years in network engineering, solutions validation, or systems test, with 3+ years leading teams (formally or as technical lead of distributed engineers). * Demonstrated record of mentoring engineers, driving cross-functional programs, and resolving customer escalations. * Proven ability to own delivery commitments, prioritize across competing programs, and make release-quality decisions. * Strong written and executive communication skills, including presenting to customers and senior leadership. * Deep expertise in data center fabrics: EVPN-VXLAN, IP Clos, CRB/ERB, underlay/overlay design. * Strong command of L2/L3 and multicast protocols: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, BFD, PIM, IGMP. * Hands-on AI/ML cluster networking experience: RDMA/RoCEv2, congestion control (DCQCN, ECN, PFC), and load balancing. * Experience building test automation frameworks (Python, Robot Framework) and large-scale, customer-representative testbeds. * Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. Preferred Qualifications * Prior formal people-management experience, including hiring, performance reviews, and compensation planning. * Budget or capital planning experience for labs and test infrastructure. * Experience with GPU platforms (NVIDIA A100/H100, AMD MI300X) and NICs (ConnectX, Pollara), including JCT-based performance benchmarking. * DCI expertise: EVPN-MPLS, L3VPN, Type-2/Type-5 stitching. * Campus and branch solution experience: EVPN multihoming, distributed gateway, filter-based forwarding. * Familiarity with traffic generators and analysis tools (Spirent, IXIA, Wireshark). * JNCIP-DC or equivalent certification. * Published validated designs, white papers, or conference presentations. ## Description This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office., Lead a geographically distributed team of solutions and test engineers responsible for architecting, validating, and publishing Juniper Validated Designs (JVDs) across AI/ML cluster, data center, DCI, and campus portfolios. The manager owns team delivery, people development, lab and testbed investment, and cross-functional alignment for NPI programs, while remaining technically credible enough to guide architecture decisions and customer escalations., People Leadership * Manage, hire, and develop a global team of solutions engineers, including goal setting, performance reviews, career planning, and compensation input. * Build team autonomy through coaching and mentoring, and develop a succession pipeline of senior and principal engineers. * Foster a culture of quality ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning across sites and time zones. Program and Delivery Ownership * Own the solution validation roadmap and quarterly commitments for NPI programs, from multi-feature testing through scale validation and JVD publication. * Plan capacity, prioritize work across competing programs, and manage schedule risk and dependencies. * Define and report team metrics: release quality, defect escape rate, automation coverage, JVD delivery, and escalation turnaround. * Act as a release quality gate, with authority to hold releases that do not meet customer-readiness criteria. Technical Strategy * Set technical direction for AI/ML data center validation: scale-out and scale-up GPU fabrics, RoCEv2, load balancing (DLB, GLB, RLB), congestion control (DCQCN, ECN, PFC), multi-tenancy, and JCT-based performance measurement. * Guide architecture for EVPN-VXLAN fabrics, DCI (EVPN-MPLS, Type-2/Type-5 stitching), and campus/branch solutions. * Drive the automation strategy (Python, Robot Framework) and sponsor reusable, topology-independent frameworks. Resources and Budget * Plan and justify lab, GPU, NIC, and test equipment investments. * Manage testbed utilization and capital requests. Stakeholder and Customer Engagement * Partner with Product Management, TME, SE, JTAC, and development engineering on solution definition, POCs, and product strategy. * Serve as management escalation point for critical customer issues in AI cluster, data center, and campus deployments. * Sponsor white papers, JVDs, and customer-facing technical content. ## Related Videos - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)