Systems Engineer - Linux / Yocto

About the role

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring a Systems Engineer focused on Linux and Yocto in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The role is designed as hybrid, with about two days per week spent in an HPE office. You will build a next-generation Network Operating System, working across the Linux kernel, OS infrastructure and user-space software on x86 and ARM platforms, driving performance, reliability, security and scalability.

Key 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 with hardware, platform and software teams to deliver production-quality solutions.

Required profile

• 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.
• Experience with x86/ARM systems, BSP development and hardware bring-up.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging and collaboration skills.

Required skills

• Strong Yocto Project expertise, including layer management, recipe development, backporting and package integration.
• Understanding of compiler optimizations, C/C++ undefined behavior, memory models and how modern compilers use them.
• Hands-on knowledge of PCIe, SPI, I2C, GPIO, MDIO and interrupt handling.
• Preferred: networking protocols and network operating systems, automated testing, CI/CD, patch management, Git, embedded systems and device drivers, Linux kernel or open-source contributions, eBPF/perf/ftrace, systemd, Debian packaging.