Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer - NRC Solution team

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

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Cork seeks a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer to design, validate, and optimize AI networking solutions for data center infrastructure.

You will collaborate with Dell engineering, product management, and partners to deliver reference architectures, performance reports, and customer demonstrations, ensuring high reliability and performance across complex systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in networking engineering, solution architecture or data center infra with hands-on design/validation.
• Strong knowledge of L2/L3 networking, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, leaf-spine, RoCEv2, RDMA, PFC, ECN, QoS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate AI networking solutions using leading tech.
• Create reference architectures and validated designs for Scale-Out, Front-End, and management networks.
• Lead integration, interoperability testing, performance benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers, networking, and storage platforms.
• Collaborate to troubleshoot complex networking issues and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Develop architecture diagrams, validated designs, test plans, and performance reports; support demos and PoCs.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Networking

Linux

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

CCNP

CCIE

Tools

Dell Enterprise SONiC

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux

PowerSwitch

NVIDIA NCCL

GPUDirect RDMA

Job description

Join as a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer on our team in Cork to do the best work of your career and make a profound impact. As a member of the NRC Solution team, you will collaborate with Dell engineering, product management, and technology partners to design, integrate, test, and validate networking solutions for next-generation AI and data center infrastructure.

You will:

• Design, develop, and validate AI networking solutions using Dell PowerSwitch, Dell Enterprise SONiC, NVIDIA, AMD, and other leading technologies; create reference architectures and validated designs for Scale-Out, Front-End, and management networks
• Design and validate high-performance Ethernet fabrics for AI training and inference workloads, including RoCEv2, RDMA, and advanced congestion management
• Lead solution integration, interoperability testing, performance benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers, networking, and storage platforms
• Collaborate with Dell engineering teams and technology partners to troubleshoot complex networking issues, optimize solution performance, and evaluate emerging networking technologies
• Develop architecture diagrams, validated designs, test plans, and performance reports while supporting customer demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical engagements

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in networking engineering, solution architecture, or data center infrastructure, including hands‑on design and validation of complex networking solutions
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking technologies, including BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, leaf‑spine architectures, and high-performance Ethernet networking (RoCEv2, RDMA, PFC, ECN, QoS, congestion management)
• Experience with network operating systems such as Dell Enterprise SONiC, NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, or similar platforms
• Hands‑on experience with network configuration, troubleshooting, performance testing, system integration, and Linux environments
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Ansible) with strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with AI infrastructure, GPU clusters, and distributed AI training or inference workloads
• Familiarity with NVIDIA ConnectX, Spectrum Ethernet, AMD Pensando technologies, GPU networking architectures, NVIDIA NCCL, and GPUDirect RDMA
• Experience in AI networking performance benchmarking, optimization, and validation
• Experience developing reference architectures, validated designs, and solution‑level technical documentation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) plus networking certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent

Here’s our story; now tell us yours

Dell Technologies helps organizations and individuals build a brighter digital tomorrow. Our company is made up of more than 150,000 people, located in over 180 locations around the world. We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive team and have an endless passion for our mission to drive human progress.

What’s most important to us is that you are respected, feel like you can be yourself and have the opportunity to do the best work of your life -- while still having a life. We offer excellent benefits, bonus programs, flexible work arrangements, a variety of career development opportunities, employee resource groups, and much more.

We started with computers, but we didn’t stop there. We are helping customers move into the future with multi-cloud, AI and machine learning through the most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era. Join us and become a part of what’s next in technology, starting today.

You can also learn more about us by reading our latest Diversity and Inclusion Report and our plan to make the world a better place by 2030 here.

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