Senior Software Engineer

Santa Clara · USD 175,000-317,000 / year · Remote · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Join the front-end fabrics team and help shape the next generation of enterprise hardware platforms and software-defined data-center infrastructure.
Work at the intersection of hardware, operating systems, storage, networking, and distributed systems to solve complex problems that influence customer environments.
Own meaningful work across the full platform lifecycle from early hardware bring-up through manufacturing release and fleet-level reliability.

Drive differentiated value from new hardware platforms by shaping architecture and design requirements that improve performance, scalability, and fleet-level efficiency.
Design, implement, debug, and deliver user-space software in C and C++ across storage protocols, networking, and data-center architectures.
Develop and improve remote server-management capabilities using industry standards such as Redfish.
Design and enhance Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) features that make platforms easier to operate, diagnose, recover, and maintain at scale.
Build and maintain software components and engineering tools in C, C++, Python, Go, and Rust.
Work hands-on with hardware platforms during bring-up, system-level debugging, validation, customer delivery, and production support.
Partner with hardware engineers, system architects, and operating-system developers to define specifications, review designs, and ensure seamless hardware–software integration.
Collaborate with customers and technology partners to understand requirements, resolve complex issues, and follow solutions through to successful delivery.
Lead technical initiatives and influence project direction across multiple engineering teams.
Improve engineering practices, automation, observability, and operational readiness across the platform lifecycle.

A B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience.
Strong proficiency in C and C++, including object-oriented design and modern C++ standards (C++11 or later).
Strong Python skills for build and test automation, lab tooling, diagnostics, and system validation.
Strong interest in storage and networking protocols, data-center hardware, and distributed systems.
A desire to investigate problems deeply at the intersection of hardware and software.
Experience leading teams, technical initiatives, or projects across organizational boundaries.
Hands-on experience with hardware platforms, including requirements feedback, bring-up, system-level debugging, customer delivery, and production support.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines.

Experience shipping or supporting enterprise-class, x86-based appliances.
Experience with storage or networking protocols and technologies such as NVMe, Ethernet-based fabrics, or related data-center architectures.
Experience designing for reliability, availability, serviceability, observability, and non-disruptive upgrades.
Experience working with distributed systems and managing complexity across large-scale deployments.
Experience building automated test infrastructure, hardware labs, or fleet-scale diagnostics.