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Principal Linux Driver Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 🇺🇸 5 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 486 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 167 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles59 certified filings for “Systems/Software Engineer III” (Software Developers) in CA: $149k–$206k, median $183k. Most were filed at wage level II (43%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 486 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 167 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Principal Linux Driver Engineer This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: We are seeking a Principal Linux Driver Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for the Slingshot high-performance interconnect. This role is responsible for software that enables and optimizes communication across next-generation HPC and AI systems, including network interface controllers (NICs) and fabric switching technologies. As a senior technical leader, you will work closely with ASIC, hardware, firmware, and system software teams to bring new products from architecture through deployment. You will drive software that delivers the performance, scalability, reliability, and observability required by some of the world's largest supercomputing and AI clusters. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in Linux kernel development, network driver architecture, high-performance networking, and complex hardware/software integration. Responsibilities • Lead the architecture, design, and development of Linux kernel drivers and low-level networking software for Slingshot networking products. • Define software interfaces and influence hardware and firmware architecture for future generations of networking technology. • Develop and optimize networking software for performance, scalability, reliability, serviceability, and observability. • Drive products through all phases of development, including architecture, pre-silicon development, bring-up, validation, integration, and production deployment. • Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, Linux kernel software, and large-scale system deployments. • Develop telemetry, diagnostics, fault detection, and recovery capabilities to improve product quality and operational efficiency. • Collaborate across ASIC, hardware, firmware, validation, and system software teams to deliver high-quality networking solutions. • Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design reviews, mentoring, and engineering best practices. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline. • 12+ years of software engineering experience with extensive Linux kernel driver development experience in production environments. • Expert-level proficiency in C and low-level systems software development. • Extensive experience developing high-performance network drivers or Linux kernel networking subsystems. • Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, including networking, synchronization, scheduling, memory management, interrupts, and performance optimization. • Expert knowledge of networking technologies and protocols, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, RDMA, congestion control, network performance analysis, and packet processing. • Strong understanding of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking, incl