Principal Systems Development Engineer

Dell Technologies

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
TX
Salary
$157,000–$203,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 2, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $180k
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This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $169,512–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $180k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies is a US-based technology company that designs and sells PCs, servers, storage and networking hardware, along with related software and IT services. Its product lines include the XPS, Latitude and Alienware PCs and the PowerEdge server and PowerStore storage families.

Dell Technologies currently has 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $171,000–$232,650 across 64 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Systems Development Engineer

As a Principal Systems Development Engineer within the Infrastructure Solutions Group, you will join the Systems Development Engineering team to design and develop electronic, electro-mechanical, or systems-oriented products. You will be responsible for owning module designs, API contracts, and backward compatibility while leading complex refactors and improving test automation, code coverage, and release health metrics. Your daily work involves optimizing runtime performance, troubleshooting production incidents, and providing technical leadership through pairing and knowledge sharing. To succeed, you must demonstrate expertise in CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code, and implementing safety, security, and compliance requirements. The role addresses highly complex system requirements by integrating hardware and software systems design to solve critical infrastructure challenges. Desirable qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and a Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification or equivalent platform certification.

What you'll do

  • 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, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing.
  • Design and implement critical services and lead complex refactors.
  • Implement safety, security, and compliance requirements within the codebase.
  • Apply CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code.
  • Conduct feasibility studies on engineering proposals and prepare operation specifications.

What we're looking for

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

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