Technical Staff Platform Architect

Dell Technologies

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Work type
On-site
Location
Round Rock, TX
Salary
$229,500–$297,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

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Above market

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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.

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TL;DR · Technical Staff Platform Architect

The Technical Staff, Platform Architect joins the Engineering Technologist team to shape next-generation large-scale AI infrastructure. This role involves designing hardware and software solutions for accelerated compute, AI Fabric, and AI-optimized storage. You will drive innovation at the datacenter level by optimizing software and hardware configurations for performance and power density, including liquid cooling technologies. Key responsibilities include developing technology strategies, generating intellectual property, and maintaining multi-year roadmaps. You must possess deep knowledge of open-source and commercial AI workflows for training and inferencing, along with a solid understanding of computer architecture including CPUs, accelerators, networking, and storage. You will collaborate with external partners to create differentiated solutions, provide architectural trade-offs, and lead technology investigations to solve complex systems challenges within enterprise datacenter frameworks.

What you'll do

  • Design AI software and hardware architectures based on customer requirements and datacenter scalability.
  • Optimize software and hardware configurations to maximize performance and efficiency of datacenter components.
  • Develop differentiated solution architectures to integrate with enterprise datacenter frameworks and applications.
  • Consult with high-profile partners to drive innovation at the workload, platform, and datacenter levels.
  • Generate intellectual property and invention disclosures while serving as an escalation point for critical development issues.
  • Maintain multi-year roadmaps detailing feature trade-offs and host regular technology reviews to align with business objectives.
  • Deliver comprehensive plans and documentation for implementing AI solutions to meet specific business needs.
  • Lead technology investigations to analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partnerships.

What we're looking for

  • Ability to drive model selection and advise on architectural trade-offs against customer outcomes.
  • Deep knowledge of open-source and commercial AI workflow applications across compute, network, and storage.
  • Experience with enterprise cluster deployments and AI workflows for training and inferencing use cases.
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture including CPUs, accelerators, networking, storage, and benchmarking methodologies.
  • Experience identifying and communicating differentiation opportunities and technical recommendations to marketing, procurement, and executives.
  • Ability to deliver comprehensive plans and documentation for building and implementing AI solutions for business needs.
  • Ability to travel 20%-30% to assess customer requirements and develop blueprints.
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience (preferred).

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