Software Applications Engineer
About The Position
HP’s Advanced Compute & Solutions team is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to learn and grow in a collaborative, customer-focused environment. The role works with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to support technical solutions and customer engagements, communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, and contribute to innovative solutions. The opportunity is intended to convert to a full-time position, subject to performance evaluation and available headcount. The future full-time role will not offer work authorization sponsorship; candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future. The position focuses on developing and securing applications, identity services, authentication flows, and integrations with external identity providers. It also involves using AI coding assistants and agentic tools responsibly, supporting AI-enabled automation and secure AI-service integrations, and contributing documentation and best practices for identity systems.
Requirements
- Completed or be in the process of completing a university degree or higher; the degree must be completed before the start date.
- No more than 24 months of professionally related prior work experience, excluding internships, teaching assistance, research work, and military experience.
- No more than 12 months since graduation from a university program.
- Able to obtain U.S. work authorization without requiring sponsorship in the future.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working on a collaborative Agile team.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Programming experience in Python, Java, Go, or C++.
- Basic understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, JWTs, and authentication flows.
- Foundational knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and single sign-on (SSO).
- Exposure to security fundamentals such as TLS, certificates, and firewalls.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, or ChatGPT for coding or projects, and awareness of AI security risks such as prompt injection and data leakage.
- Internship, co-op, or class project involving authentication or identity-provider integration.
- Experience building with LLM APIs or securing access for AI agents and tools, such as OAuth for MCP servers.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Entra (Azure AD), including app registrations and conditional access.
- Coursework or certifications in IAM, cloud, or AI, such as Microsoft SC-900 or AZ-900.
Responsibilities
- Help build secure new solutions and enhance existing application features.
- Support development, testing, and deployment of identity services and integrations with external identity providers.
- Work with senior engineers to troubleshoot and harden authentication flows.
- Use AI coding assistants and agentic tools to accelerate development, testing, and documentation, and review their output for correctness and security.
- Assist with AI-enabled automation and secure integrations with AI services.
- Contribute to documentation and best practices across identity systems.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to support technical solutions and customer engagements.
- Explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- 4–12 weeks of fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave
- Additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
