Systems Engineer- Linux/ Yocto

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • San Juan, PR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join us in building a next-generation Network Operating System. You'll work across the Linux kernel, OS infrastructure, and user-space software on x86 and ARM platforms, driving performance, reliability, security, and scalability.

Requirements

• Strong low-level systems programming in C/C++.
• Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, OS fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience debugging and maintaining Linux kernel and user-space components.
• Strong Yocto Project expertise, including layer management, recipe development, backporting, and package integration.
• Strong understanding of compiler optimizations, C/C++ undefined behavior, memory models, and how modern compilers leverage these assumptions for optimization.
• Experience with x86/ARM systems, BSP development, and hardware bring-up.
• Hands-on knowledge of PCIe, SPI, I2C, GPIO, MDIO, and interrupt handling.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with networking protocols and network operating systems.
• Automated testing, CI/CD, and workflow automation.
• Experience with Patch management, backporting, and conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with Git and modern development practices.
• Experience with embedded systems and device drivers.
• Linux kernel or open-source contributions.
• Experience with eBPF, perf, ftrace, or performance analysis.
• Familiarity with systemd.
• Knowledge of Debian packaging.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Linux kernel, platform, and infrastructure software.
• Debug and resolve complex bugs, security vulnerabilities, and integration issues across the software stack.
• Build and maintain Yocto-based distributions, including layers, recipes, packaging, and backports.
• Enable new hardware platforms and support BSP development.
• Improve system performance, automation, testing, and developer productivity.
• Collaborate across hardware, platform, and software teams to deliver production-quality solutions.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development: We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion: We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed