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Senior Principal Software Engineer

Dell
AUSTIN, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 11/24/2025 CLOSED ON 12/17/2025

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Senior Principal Software Engineer

The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation software 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 Senior Principal Software Engineer on our Software Engineering Team in Austin, Texas.

What you'll achieve
As a Senior Software Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for developing sophisticated systems and software basis the customer's business goals, needs and general business environment creating software solutions.

You will:

  • Work with our internal partners (CTO Technologists, Product Management, and other Architects spanning software, firmware and hardware disciplines) to architect new and innovative solutions and experiences


  • Gather business requirements, drive product definition and influence prioritization for new features, Design and lead the effort on automation, CI/CD processes and tools to make our services simpler and more robust


  • Provide strong technical leadership in decisions when collaborating across multiple lines of business; including experience design, software product marketing, platform hardware teams, validation


  • Generate Intellectual Property to protect innovations, Take part in the full software development life cycle including architecture, development, test, continuous delivery and support

  • Mentor team members in design collaboration, code reviews, development tools and processes, be an active member of an agile team, collaboratively realizing features through development, test and deliver


Take the first step towards your dream career
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 software development experience


  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to adapt to technologies and processes quickly


  • 3 years of strong Windows client/cloud development experience including C# .Net


  • Experience with native and cloud API integrations, Experience with Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), including threat modeling

  • Excellent communication (both written and verbal), interpersonal skills and experience in presenting to management and technical teams in an effective and persuasive manner




Desirable Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field


  • Familiarity with Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence) , experience with client/cloud programming languages/tools (C/C /C# .Net, AWS/Azure, Docker/Kubernetes, Java, GoLang) , experience in Cybersecurity (certificates, authentication, encryption, etc.)


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $170k - $259k.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member - right now at

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That's why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we're looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

Dell Technologies is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Read the full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy .

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