Software Principal Engineer (System Engineering)

Job Description

Principal Software Engineer (System Engineering)

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.

Join us and help build the future of enterprise technology.

What you'll achieve

As a Principal Software Engineer you will create new frameworks and tools that enable continuous integration, smooth releases and observability of the infrastructure. The work of the System Engineering Team has a significant impact on the daily activities of hundreds of engineers worldwide. We support Dell UDS engineers at every stage of software development, from writing the code to the release of our products to the customer.

You will:

• Maintain automated processes, virtual and hardware infrastructure; monitor systems and troubleshoot failures for large scale distributed storage environments
• Contribute to the design and implementation of tools, processes and infrastructure to support the Continuous Integration Pipeline
• Implement company standards and practices to ensure quality and security
• Develop solutions that improve the reliability and effectiveness of the software delivery process
• Learn and share knowledge in hands on sessions and by maintaining documentation

• 8+ years of related experience in networking and vCenter, preferably for large scale distributed environments
• Experience in applying SRE practices to automation frameworks, infrastructure management, monitoring and troubleshooting, using tools such as Salt, Zabbix
• Knowledge of Linux, Docker, shell scripting. Experience with infrastructure security would be a plus. Strong programming skills, preferably in Python. Java, C++ experience would be a plus
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL administration and queries, as well as LDAP directory service would be a plus
• Ability to translate business requirements into precise, unambiguous technical specs; advanced prompting and context engineering to guide AI tools toward desired outputs

• Capacity to achieve proficiency in new tools, languages and frameworks with training and on-the-job experience.
• Familiarity with distributed / cluster management systems