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Network Software Engineer - Driver Firmware
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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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Sponsor Radar — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
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
Network Software Engineer - Driver Firmware 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: As the most critical team in our R&D organization, we are responsible for our core and new product development. We are seeking a motivated, skilled Software Engineer for our High-Performance Networking Platform team. The ideal candidates will have strong technical and interpersonal skills, a deep set of hands-on experience with large-scale networks, public and private cloud platforms, a passion for innovating, integrating, and developing the distributed and large-scale network fabric, and an interest in the world of HPC. How you'll make your mark: · Influence the strategic direction of our network architecture · Implement critical functionality and capabilities in the switch and NIC data plane – including driver development for configuration, control and monitoring of a custom ASICs and creating APIs to interface with the layers above · Develop/implement per requirements with high-performance, resiliency and scalability as the primary considerations · Contribute learning to the larger community via written guidance and presentations · Contribute to the broader HPE/Cray R&D leadership community Responsibilities: • Designs enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of systems software, including operating systems, compliers, networking, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. • Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integration activities required based on general objectives and knowledge of overall architecture of product or solution. • Writes and executes complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portion of application; identifies and debugs, and creates solutions for issues with code and integration into application architecture. • Leads a project team of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high quality solutions for assigned systems portion or subsystem. • Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution. • Represents the software systems engineering team for all phases of larger and more-complex development projects. Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members. • Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members. • Education and Experience Required: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent. • 5+ years of experience in Linux kernel programming . Knowledge and Skills: • Expertise in Network Operating Systems. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Designing software systems running on multiple platform types. • Software systems testing methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and