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At a glance
HP is hiring a Software Systems Engineer - HP IQ in San Francisco, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 1 year of experience, first listed on November 5. The advertised pay is $109,350–$143,250 a year. The description mentions Embedded C, C++, Python and Linux. HP has 99 other openings in the US, 11 of them in San Francisco, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 744 Software & IT openings in San Francisco, CA today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $230,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
HP advertises $109,350 to $143,250 a year, a midpoint of $126,300 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 95% of the 1,334 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $213,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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HP has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 27 states. Most are in software & IT (32), sales & BD (14) and data & AI (13). The biggest locations are Spring, TX (31), Vancouver, WA (16) and San Francisco, CA (12). None of them is fully remote, 14% are open to entry-level candidates and 93% show pay. We collect HP's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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Description -
HP IQ’s System Software team enables on-device experiences to take full advantage of our hardware capabilities. We collaborate with internal and external partners in a high-leverage environment that enables us to spend a majority of our time developing solutions that are unique to our hardware, sensors, algorithms, and interaction models. If you enjoy solving complex, interdisciplinary problems with a world-class team, we'd love to hear from you!
What You Might Do
- Learn what it's like to be a part of a world-class embedded software team building a first-of-its-kind product in a startup environment
- Assist with system design and architecture
- Develop low-level driver and framework software in C and C++
- Develop device-focused infrastructure software in Python
- Debug issues at the interface between hardware and software
- Optimize software for better performance and lower power consumption
- Collaborate in the software engineering process with documentation, testing, and code review
Essential Qualifications
- 1+ years of experience in system software engineering and embedded platform
- Experience in at least one of the following programming languages: C++ or C
- Strong background in systems design and architecture
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Android development, Linux, or Windows
- Familiar with porting reference algorithms to hardware accelerators (GPU, DSP, etc)
- Familiar with developing firmware for microcontrollers such as bare metal or RTOS
- Experience with ARM or Qualcomm chip architecture
- Ability to use common lab equipment (eg, logic analyzers) to debug low-level SW issues
- Desire or experience working in fast paced environments.
Salary Range: $109,350-$143,250
Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)
The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.
At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure11 paid holidaysAdditional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
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Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"
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