Skip to main content
HP Inc. logo

Senior Windows System Engineer

HP Inc.

Palo Alto, CAFull-timeSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Senior Windows System Engineer oversees the design, implementation, and maintenance of software systems for HP commercial PCs. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions with existing infrastructure, improve system efficiency and performance, and guide validation planning for new technologies. It also leads project teams, provides software systems expertise, and mentors less-experienced staff.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AI Workloads and Inferencing, nice to haveAgile Methodology, nice to haveApplication Programming Interface, nice to haveC++, nice to haveComputer Science, nice to haveDebugging, nice to haveMicroservices, nice to haveMicrosoft Azure, nice to havePython, nice to haveScalability, nice to haveSoftware Development, nice to haveSoftware Engineering, nice to haveSQL, nice to haveWindows 11 Internals, nice to haveEffective Communication, nice to haveResults Orientation, nice to haveLearning Agility, nice to haveDigital Fluency, nice to haveCustomer Centricity, nice to have

Qualifications

Four-Year or Graduate Degree or Commensurate Experience, nice to have7-10 Years Work Experience, nice to haveCertified Software Systems Engineer, nice to haveCertified Systems Engineering Professional, nice to have

Full job description

Senior Windows System Engineer

Description -

Job Summary

  • This role is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust and scalable software systems for HP commercial PCs. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system administrators, and project managers, to create solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure and deliver value to end-users. The role ensures the efficiency, reliability, and performance of software systems. The role provides guidance to other team members on developing validation execution plans for new technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Focuses on delivering system software for the best customer experience.

  • Oversees the installation, configuration, testing and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools.

  • Monitors and tests application performance for potential bottlenecks, identifies possible solutions, and works with developers to implement those fixes.

  • Optimizes software systems for performance, scalability, and resource efficiency to ensure optimal user experience.

  • Gathers all the system engineering requirements for the infrastructure components by working with engineering groups and other stakeholders.

  • Leads multiple project teams of other software systems engineers responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.

  • Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design and development.

  • Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.

  • Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software systems leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.

  • Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization.

  • Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.

Education & Experience Recommended

  • Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

  • Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in systems engineering, computer programming language, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

  • Certified Software Systems Engineer (CSSE)

  • Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)

Knowledge & Skills

  • AI workloads and inferencing

  • Agile Methodology

  • Application Programming Interface (API)

  • C++ (Programming Language)

  • Computer Science

  • Debugging

  • Microservices

  • Microsoft Azure

  • Python (Programming Language)

  • Scalability

  • Software Development

  • Software Engineering

  • SQL (Programming Language)

  • Windows 11 internals

Cross-Org Skills

  • Effective Communication

  • Results Orientation

  • Learning Agility

  • Digital Fluency

  • Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

  • Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

  • Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

  • This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -

Software

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

Relocation -

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 (https://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c08129225) or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) "

How this job compares

Set against the 11,834 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$140–210K/yr1,700 salary ranges
  • California median$70–85/hr46 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,980 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,834 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,745 postings).
Education
4,398 of the 11,834 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.