Principal Software Engineer (Full Stack + Systems Architecture)
Principal Software Engineer (Full Stack + Systems Architecture)
The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation application enhancements and new products for a changing world. Working at the cutting edge, we design and develop software for platforms, peripherals, applications and diagnostics — all with the most advanced technologies, tools, software engineering methodologies and the collaboration of internal and external partners.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Software Engineer on our ISG Software Engineering team in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Round Rock, Texas, Hopkinton, Massachusetts .
As a Principal Software Engineer , you will be a technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering complex, scalable, high-performance software systems. You will shape technical direction, mentor senior engineers, drive engineering excellence, and influence strategy across product teams. Principal Engineers at Dell act as project leaders and architectural anchors, guiding teams toward high-impact, high-quality outcomes.
Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, distributed, and microservice-based systems
Develop end-to-end software solutions across backend and frontend layers, owning complex implementations end-to-end
Ensure high performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability while identifying and mitigating technical risk
Prepare and refine technical specifications, conduct design and code reviews, and mentor senior and mid-level engineers
Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver enterprise-grade integrations and modernization efforts while influencing engineering standards and platform strategy
Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. 8–12 years of experience delivering complex, large-scale software systems
Deep expertise in backend development (Java, Go, Python, C#, or similar) with experience building distributed or microservices architectures
Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) and JavaScript/TypeScript
Advanced knowledge of system architecture, API design, performance optimization, and data modeling, with hands-on experience using relational and NoSQL databases
Experience integrating AI-enabled capabilities into enterprise platforms, including agentic AI patterns, LLM-driven automation, autonomous agents, RAG, prompt engineering, vector databases, and AI-assisted developer tools
Strong background in modern platform engineering and enterprise automation, including ServiceNow or IPAM systems, Agile/Scrum delivery, GitOps, Kubernetes tooling and security, and contributions to platform strategy or architectural governance
Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies
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