Senior Systems Software Engineer Jobs in Watertown, MA

Senior Systems Software EngineerThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Work on challenging, system-level problems that directly impact product quality and customer experience. Build software that matters alongside experienced engineers across software, firmware, and hardware domains. Grow into broader technical leadership while staying deeply hands-on and leverage and advance industry-leading AI tool chains.

We are looking for a Senior Systems Software Engineer who will thrive on building software that solves complex, system-level problems. This role focuses on designing and developing production-quality software that drives validation, analysis, and system understanding for enterprise storage systems, at scale, under stress, and in real-world environments. This is not a test role. The ideal candidate works across the stack, partners closely with firmware, hardware, and systems teams, and plays a key role in shaping both technical direction and engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build robust software, tools, and frameworks that enable validation and analysis of complex storage systems
• Develop solutions that exercise systems in realistic scenarios to uncover edge cases, performance limits, and reliability opportunities
• Debug and resolve challenging issues that span multiple layers, including application, OS, driver, and hardware interactions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system design, observability, and overall product quality
• Lead technical efforts within projects, such as driving design discussions, influencing decisions, and ensuring high-quality execution
• Contribute to the evolution of internal tooling, frameworks, and development practices, especially ones accelerating through AI integration
• Mentor and guide other engineers through hands-on support, code reviews, and technical coaching

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master's or higher preferred)
• 6+ years of experience designing and developing software for complex systems
• Strong programming skills in languages such as C or C++
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python
• A solid foundation in operating systems concepts, concurrency, and system interactions
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross-layer issues
• Experience delivering well-designed, maintainable software
• Experience with storage systems, distributed systems, or low-level system behavior (drivers, OS internals, kernel interactions) is a plus

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams
• Ability to take ownership of complex problem areas and drive them to resolution
• Demonstrated ability to influence design and architecture beyond immediate deliverables
• Familiarity with storage or networking protocols such as SCSI, iSCSI, NVMe, or Fibre Channel
• Experience with performance analysis, system characterization, or large-scale infrastructure
• Experience building tools or platforms used by other engineers
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence tool chains

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.

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Job:

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Job Level:

TCP_05"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
- United States of America: Annual Salary USD 160,000 - 303,000 in Colorado // 172,000 - 328,000 in Massachusetts // 152,000 - 349,000 in North Carolina & Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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The estimated job application period closure is November 30 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.

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