Technical Staff, Platform Architect

Dell Technologies Inc.; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies Inc. is seeking a Technical Staff-Platform Architect for the Engineering Technologist Team in Round Rock, Texas. You will help shape next-generation AI infrastructure, guiding hardware and software design to deliver scalable enterprise solutions and optimized AI workloads.

You will drive architectural trade-offs, collaborate with external partners, and contribute to multi-year roadmaps that align with Dell's objectives. Travel up to 20–30% may be required.

Qualifications

• Drive model selection and advise on architectural trade-offs for customer outcomes across compute, network and storage.
• Plan and document AI solutions for stated business needs.
• Experience with Enterprise cluster deployments and AI training/inference workflows.
• Strong computer architecture knowledge: CPUs, accelerators, networking, storage, benchmarking.
• Willingness to travel 20–30% to assess requirements and develop blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI software and hardware designs based on customer requirements and AI guidance.
• Optimize software/hardware to maximize datacenter performance.
• Collaborate with partners to create differentiated AI solutions for Enterprise datacenter frameworks.
• Engage with partners/customers to drive innovation at workload/platform/datacenter level.
• Participate in strategic forums and contribute IP including invention disclosures.
• Maintain multi-year roadmaps and host technology reviews aligned to Dell objectives.

Skills

AI architecture

Roadmap planning

Open-source AI

Datacenter optimization

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Data Science

Masters/PhD in CS/Data Science

Job description

Technical Staff-Platform Architect

Technical Staff-Platform Architect
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.
From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material and processes. It's a fascinating field of work. We're involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions.
And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Technical Staff-Platform Architect on our Engineering Technologist Team in Round Rock, Texas

What you'll achieve

Participate in the development of next-generation large-scale AI Infrastructure to include accelerated compute, AI Fabric and AI optimized storage. Engage with high profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications and tune systems for maximum performance. Drive innovation at datacenter level with liquid cooling technologies and power density.

• Drive AI software and hardware designs based on customer requirements and required infrastructure. Address business outcome requirements with AI guidance across software and hardware options that scale based on datacenter and business requirements.
• Optimize the software and hardware configuration to maximize performance and efficiency of datacenter components.
• Work closely with key external partners to create differentiated solutions and develop software and hardware solution architectures to integrate within Enterprise datacenter frameworks and applications.
• Engage with high profile partners/customers to drive innovation at the workload, platform and datacenter level and provide expertise on multiple AI technologies and shape future products
• Participate in strategic internal and industry forums and be a point of escalation for critical development issues and generate Intellectual Property including invention disclosures
• Maintain multi-year roadmaps detailing feature trade-offs and host regular technology reviews to ensure roadmap and Dell business objectives alignment

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

Essential Requirements

• Ability to Drive model selection and advise in architectural trade-offs and implication against customer targeted outcomes along with deep knowledge in open-source and commercial AI workflow applications and their implications across compute, network and storage.
• Deliver a comprehensive plan and documentation for building and implementing AI solutions for stated business needs.
• Working experience with Enterprise cluster deployments, AI workflows for training and inferencing use cases.
• Solid understanding of computer architecture to including CPUs, accelerators, networking, storage and benchmarking methodologies.
• Experience identifying, developing and communicating differentiation opportunities and providing recommendations to marketing, procurement, engineering, customers and business executives and understand business needs while developing technical solutions; need to be able to travel 20%-30% to assess customer requirements and develop blueprints.

Desirable Requirements

Masters, PhD or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or equivalent experience