Senior Principal AI Engineer: Development & Agent Ops

Dell Technologies; Hopkinton (MA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Hopkinton MA (or Austin TX) is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead AI-enabled development, shaping how Dell builds software with AI at scale. You will design and refine services and platforms used by thousands of engineers, partnering with security, product, and governance teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep expertise in AI-driven SDLC, agentic systems, security-by-design, and developer tooling.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering or related leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted software development and LLMs.
• Experience with security reviews, risk and governance in large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain agent lifecycle framework and release management.
• Build shared services, tooling, and cross-platform integrations for AI agents.
• Embed security requirements across agentic workflows and platforms.
• Address AI security risks including prompt injection and data exposure.
• Define standards for knowledge base content, metadata, and access controls.
• Elevate engineering practices and developer experience across the ecosystem.

Skills

10+ years leadership

AI-assisted software development

LLMs & agentic systems

Secure software development

Cross-functional collaboration

Security governance liaison

Clear technical communication

Tools

Agentic tools

Job description

Dell Technologies in Hopkinton MA (or Austin TX) is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead AI-enabled development, shaping how Dell builds software with AI at scale. You will design and refine services and platforms used by thousands of engineers, partnering with security, product, and governance teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep expertise in AI-driven SDLC, agentic systems, security-by-design, and developer tooling.