Senior Principal AI Networking Systems Engineer

Dell Inc.; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Cork is hiring a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer to design, validate, and integrate AI networking solutions for next‑gen data center infra. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, and partners to create reference architectures and validated designs for Scale‑Out, Front‑End, and management networks.

In this senior role, you will lead integration, benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers, networking, and storage platforms

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in networking engineering or data center infra.
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking: BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, leaf-spine.
• Hands-on with network OS such as Dell Enterprise SONiC or NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.
• Hands-on with Linux, network config, troubleshooting, and performance testing.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Ansible) and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate AI networking solutions and validated designs.
• Create reference architectures for Scale-Out, Front-End, and management networks.
• Lead interoperability testing, performance benchmarking, and resiliency validation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and partners to troubleshoot and optimize performance.
• Develop architecture diagrams, test plans, and performance reports for customer demos/POCs.

Skills

Networking design

Solution architecture

Data center infra

Layer 2/3 networking

Scripting & automation

Linux environments

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Networking certifications (CCNP/CCIE)

Tools

Dell Enterprise SONiC

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux

Python

Ansible

Job description

Dell Technologies in Cork is hiring a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer to design, validate, and integrate AI networking solutions for next‑gen data center infra. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, and partners to create reference architectures and validated designs for Scale‑Out, Front‑End, and management networks.

In this senior role, you will lead integration, benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers, networking, and storage platforms