Senior Software Engineer - Linux OS / Scripting / Compute / C++ / Python

Key Skills: HPC (High Performance computing), Linux OS, Packaging, Python, C , Compute

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast-paced agile scrum team, and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure.
• Work with a cross functional team of engineers, scientists, and applications experts to translate high level MR compute needs that demand new computer capabilities into component-level requirements.
• Plan and perform integration activities at component, sub-system, and system levels. Document designs and verification activities; perform component & subsystem level verifications, participate in system level verifications and validations as necessary.
• Keep abreast of Linux Service Pack releases, recommend adoption and do the adoption.
• Assist in hardware selection for EoL replacement of alternative modules and for Next Gen HW
• Be interface to root case issues with OS partners (SUSE), FW and HW teams.
• Facilitate performance issues triage and resolution when spanning HW, FW and OS modules or settings.
• Augment OS RPM packaging and install scripts.
• Do Diags development – augmenting what comes from IHV and/or ISV.
• Implementing Security and Serviceability changes at Compute layer.
• Test automation development for Diags/ SW packages/Linux SP releases.
• Understand research and industry trends in Compute, containers, virtual machines, cyber security, Linux OS and packing technologies.
• Work with product line leaders and architects to develop multi generation software technology plans.
• Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse.
• Support process improvements which guide the development, sustaining & support activities
• Understand performance parameters and assess application performance.
• Proactively share information across the team, to the right audience with the appropriate level of detail and timeliness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with minimum years of experience 6 years
• Experience with object oriented and modular Linux OS programming and maintaining infrastructure on X86 systems.
• Experience in Linux software packaging, install technologies and various scripting tools such as Bash, Python
• Working knowledge in configuration management tools such as Git

Desired Technical Expertise

• Master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Demonstrated expertise with Linux Service Packs adoption, security patch installation.
• Experience with automated test suites infrastructure - test case development, automation, and continuous integration.
• Familiarity with C and Python IDEs (Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, CLion, PyCharm)
• Familiarity with scripting and C programming with Object oriented programing concepts applied in a production software environment.
• Experience with Cyber security tools, pen testing, vulnerabilities diagnosis and delivering software fixes.
• Experience with High Performance Compute or GPU technologies.
• Experience with GPU, Drivers, BIOS, networking, DevOps concepts, software and tools

Personal Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective teaming and problem-solving abilities.
• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit.
• Collaborative software development experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Effective teaming and problem-solving abilities.
• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit.
• Collaborative software development experience