Software Principal Engineer
Software Principal Engineer
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 Software Principal Engineer on our Software Engineering Team in Hopkinton, MA.
We are seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across modern software delivery platforms, with a strong focus on DevOps CI/CD pipelines, end-to-end security scanning, and agentic AI systems. This role is both hands-on and strategic, influencing architecture, engineering standards, and long-term technical direction while mentoring senior engineers and partnering closely with product and security teams.
The ideal candidate combines deep systems expertise with a forward-looking mindset, driving automation, resilience, and secure-by-design practices while exploring how autonomous and agentic AI can enhance developer productivity and operational excellence.
What you’ll achieve
As a Software Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for developing sophisticated systems and software based on the customer’s business goals, needs and general business environment creating software solutions.
You will:
Contribute to the design and architecture of high-quality, complex systems and software/storage environments
Prepare, review and evaluate software/storage specifications for products and systems
Embed security scanning and controls throughout the SDLC, including SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, and container/image scanning. Champion a DevSecOps model where security is automated, measurable, and continuously improved. Partner with security and compliance teams to meet regulatory and audit requirements without slowing delivery.
Design and prototype agentic AI systems that autonomously reason, plan, and act across engineering and operational workflows. Apply AI agents to incident response, pipeline optimization, vulnerability management, testing, and observability. Evaluate and integrate LLM-based tools, orchestration frameworks, and safeguards to ensure reliability, security, and responsible AI usage.
Contribute to the development and implementation of test strategies for complex software products and systems/for storage products and systems
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
10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles, with demonstrated technical leadership
Deep hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Strong expertise in containers (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Proven experience integrating security scanning and DevSecOps tooling into automated delivery pipelines.
Demonstrated ability to influence architecture and engineering practices at scale
Desirable Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or related experience
Compensation: Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role is $178,500 to $231,000.
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 MyWellatDell.com
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.
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