
location_on602, Santa Catalina Terrace, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, 94085, United States
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We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the HPE Juniper Test Engineering team. This role leads the strategy, architecture, and execution of end-to-end testing for networking products, including routers, switches, and associated software platforms. You will drive validation of real-world customer deployments and ensure reliability, scalability, resiliency, and performance across highly complex network environments.
As part of Product Deployment Test (PDT) Engineering, you will define long-term quality strategy, influence product direction, and lead cross-functional initiatives tied to releases, feature rollouts, and full solution deployments. This is a highly technical leadership role requiring deep domain expertise and strong collaboration across engineering, product, and customer-facing teams. You will represent test engineering in customer design and technical workshops, translating deployment requirements into robust validation strategies.
This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
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. 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.
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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Work model: Hybrid
602, Santa Catalina Terrace, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, 94085, United States
Sunnyvale, California
Deep hands-on experience with Junos OS and large-scale customer deployment patterns. Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, core systems, and WAN architectures. Experience with additional languages/tools such as Go and Perl for framework extension and tooling. Practical experience applying AI tools, LLMs, and agent-based workflows in software validation and engineering productivity. Networking certifications. Prior experience defining organizational quality standards, mentoring senior engineers, and leading technical transformation initiatives.
Skills: Python, Pytest, Robot Framework, Ixia, Spirent, Junos Os, Go, Perl, Tcp/udp, Ipv4/ipv6.
Education: Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience); Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).