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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Software Engineer - **Company:** HP CARRIER INC - **Location:** Fort Collins, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $212,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon S3, JIRA, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Code Coverage, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Hyper-V, Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Test Management, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, Data Storage Technologies, Performance Testing, Computer Network Technologies, Kubernetes, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Multiplatform, GPT, Vmware - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/systems-software-engineer/11427421?handler=ApplyRedirect ## About the Role * Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent. * Typically, 4+ years of hands-on experience with cloud, storage, and networking technologies, including Block, File and Object storage, Kubernetes, and related ecosystems. * Solid understanding of storage protocols (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3) to support scalable and reliable solutions. * Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM) and enterprise backup solutions. Knowledge and Skills: * Proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems for multi-platform testing and validation. * Experience with scripting (Python, Shell) to automate workflows and improve test efficiency. * Experience setting up and managing lab infrastructure, including storage systems and servers. * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex, distributed system environments. * Good analytical and troubleshooting ability, with attention to detail. * Knowledge of regression, scalability, and performance testing methodologies to ensure product reliability. * Familiarity with industry-standard tools, including test management platforms, defect tracking systems (JIRA), and performance benchmarking tools. * Strong collaboration skills for working with multiple engineering teams and stakeholders to resolve complex issues. * Self-driven with outstanding verbal and written communication skills to influence and deliver results across teams. * Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar) to enhance productivity, automate tasks, or improve testing workflows. * Passion for learning emerging technologies, with curiosity and adaptability to apply them to real-world enterprise-grade quality scenarios. ## Description The Customer Focused Testing team is seeking an experienced Systems Software Engineer who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment. This role focuses on testing HPE storage products, evaluating application feasibility with HPE storage solutions, and reproducing customer issues in customer-like environments to accelerate debugging and resolution. The successful candidate is a self-driven engineer with at least 4 years of relevant experience, deep hands-on storage and virtualization expertise, and the ability to represent the customer's point of view in cross-functional decision-making., * Champion customer-focused testing practices, advocate for issue resolution, and influence product quality by ensuring the customer's point of view is represented in decision-making. * Design, implement, and execute customer-focused tests for the data storage product offering. * Rapidly gain expertise in external applications and validate integration feasibility with HPE storage products to deliver robust end-to-end solutions. * Collaborate with Customer Engineering and Escalation teams to understand customer issues, perform targeted testing to reproduce problems, and work with development to accelerate debugging and resolution. * Analyze test results, debug failures, and drive issues to resolution with development, QA, product management, and customer support teams. * Review and provide input on functional and design specifications, and partner with cross-functional teams including Product Management, Solution Engineering, Customer Support, and Platform Engineering. * Identify test coverage gaps, raise defects, shift information left to upstream test organizations, and document test strategies, workflows, results, and recommendations., All legitimate job opportunities will come through official company channels, and candidates are responsible for verifying the credentials of any third party claiming to represent the company. 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