Principal Systems Development Engineer

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Our customers’ system requirements are usually highly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Systems Development Engineering operates at the very cutting edge of technology to meet them. We design and develop electronic and electro-mechanical or systems-orientated products, conduct feasibility studies on engineering proposals and prepare installation, operation and maintenance specifications and instructions. We’re proud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget.

What you’ll achieve:

As a Principal Engineer, you will design and implement critical services, lead complex refactors, and champion quality. You will collaborate across teams to resolve dependencies and raise the bar for performance and reliability.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Engineer on our Systems Development Engineering team.

You will:

• Own module design, API contracts, and backward compatibility for system interfaces.
• Improve test automation, code coverage, and release health metrics.
• Optimize runtime performance and troubleshoot production incidents.
• Provide technical leadership through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

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

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience
• Ability to deliver resilient, maintainable system modules in enterprise environments.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code.
• Experience implementing safety, security, and compliance requirements in code.
• Clear communication of trade-offs and technical decisions.

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent platform certification