Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 157,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies’ Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking a Principal Systems Development Engineer to design and implement critical services for enterprise-scale systems. You will drive complex refactors, raise test automation and code coverage, and provide technical leadership across teams to improve performance and reliability.

Strong experience with CI/CD and IaC is required. Join a team that values bold thinking and responsible innovation as you shape the next generation of infrastructure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience.
• Deliver resilient, maintainable system modules in enterprise environments.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code.
• Experience implementing safety, security, and compliance requirements in code.
• Clear communication of trade-offs and technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own module design, API contracts, and backward compatibility for system interfaces.
• Improve test automation, code coverage, and release health metrics.
• Optimize runtime performance and troubleshoot production incidents.
• Provide technical leadership through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-code

System design

Security&compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

CKA certification

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG)builds the products that power infrastructure, solutions, and data management our customers need most. Our teams design and develop the hardware and software that connect infrastructure, accelerate computational workloads, integrate across the stack, protect data continuity, and deliver the platforms, applications, and diagnostics our customers rely on every day at enterprise scale.

Some product builders follow the rules. Ours rewrite them.

Within ISG, innovation isn't just about creating new technology- it's about challenging assumptions and reimagining how work gets done. Engineers define intent, author precise specifications, and orchestrate AI agents that execute at speed and scale. AI is embedded throughout our development process, helping us move faster, learn quicker, and deliver greater impact. Yet the most important contribution remains uniquely human: deciding what to build, designing how it should work, and applying the judgment needed to earn our customers' trust. When your products power critical infrastructure around the world, that responsibility matters.

We move quickly toward the work that matters most. We reward experimentation, encourage bold thinking, and remove unnecessary barriers so great ideas can become reality faster. Our teams embrace a customer-first, first-to-market mindset, transforming rapid feedback into better products and better outcomes. We aren't looking for people who are content with the status quo- we look for builders who question it, improve it, and occasionally rewrite it.

If you're energized by solving complex systems challenges, excited to work alongside AI to amplify your impact, and motivated by the opportunity to shape what's next instead of simply maintaining what's been done before, you'll find your place here.

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Our customers’ system requirements are usuallyhighly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Systems Development Engineeringoperatesat the verycutting edgeof technology to meet them. We design and develop electronic and electro-mechanical or systems-orientated products, conduct feasibility studies on engineeringproposalsand prepare installation, operation and maintenance specifications and instructions.We’reproud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget.

Whatyou’llachieve:

As a PrincipalEngineer, you will design and implement critical services, lead complex refactors, and champion quality. You will collaborate across teams to resolve dependencies and raise the bar for performance and reliability.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as aPrincipalEngineeron ourSystems Development Engineeringteam.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will:

• Own module design, API contracts, and backward compatibility for system interfaces.
• Improve test automation, code coverage, and release health metrics.
• Optimizeruntime performance and troubleshoot production incidents.
• Provide technical leadership through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

QUALIFICATIONS

Take the first step towards your dream career

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

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience
• Ability to deliver resilient, maintainable system modules in enterprise environments.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code.
• Experience implementing safety, security, and compliance requirements in code.
• Clear communicationoftrade-offs and technical decisions.

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent platform certification

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $157k-203k.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

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