Senior Principal Software Engineer

Dell Technologies; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to work on next-generation AI storage systems. This role involves designing high-performance components, leading global technical teams, and collaborating with R&D to develop innovative storage solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in C/C++, distributed systems, and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and developing filesystem, storage, and networking enterprise software.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and communication protocols.
• Hands-on experience in Unix/Linux kernel internals.

Responsibilities

• Design product components for extreme performance and large-scale systems.
• Innovate to differentiate the product in the market.
• Lead geographically distributed scrum teams technically.

Skills

C/C++ Development

Distributed Systems

Object-Oriented Software Development

Agile Software Development

Problem Solving

Job description

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Apply locations: Santa Clara, California, United States

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago

Application deadline: June 27, 2025 (30 days left to apply)

Job requisition id: R268387

About the Role

As a member of the technical staff, you will work on our next-generation AI storage system to enable large-scale AI factories. Collaborating with the product architect, you will deliver top-tier features focusing on extreme performance and scalability. You will also work with R&D teams on designing and developing advanced filesystem and storage technologies.

Responsibilities

1. Design product components for extreme performance and large-scale systems.
2. Innovate to differentiate the product in the market.
3. Design and develop scale-out filesystem, storage, and data services.
4. Engage with customers to gather, communicate, and resolve requirements.
5. Tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions.
6. Lead geographically distributed scrum teams technically.

Minimum Requirements

1. Proven experience in designing and developing filesystem, storage, and networking enterprise software.
2. Strong understanding of distributed systems, communication and storage protocols, and object-oriented software development.
3. Deep knowledge of operating systems, including memory management, concurrency, and synchronization.
4. Hands-on C/C++ development experience in Unix/Linux kernel internals and agile software development.
5. Experience leading global technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Storage workload modeling for sizing, optimization, and troubleshooting.
2. Experience with storage virtualization, data rationalization, workload automation, storage provisioning, disaster recovery, and SAN fabric management.
3. Experience with distributed file systems, containers, and Kubernetes.
4. Performance analysis techniques for multi-threaded systems, intellectual property development, industry standards, and publishing white papers.

Compensation

Dell offers a base salary range of $200,000 to $240,000, committed to fair and equitable pay practices.

Benefits

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