Principal Software Engineer (System Engineering)

Unstructured Data Storage group delivers two core solutions of the Dell AI Platform - PowerScale and ObjectScale, providing AI-ready storage for the world’s most data intensive challenges. We are looking for talented professionals to join our System Engineering Team and help shape the future of storage. Join us as a Principal Software Engineer on our team in Cork to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

What you’ll achieve

As a Principal Software Engineer you will create new frameworks and tools that enable continuous integration, smooth releases and observability of the infrastructure. The work of the System Engineering Team has a significant impact on the daily activities of hundreds of engineers worldwide. We support Dell UDS engineers at every stage of software development, from writing the code to the release of our products to the customer.

You will:

• Maintain automated processes, virtual and hardware infrastructure; monitor systems and troubleshoot failures for large scale distributed storage environments
• Contribute to the design and implementation of tools, processes and infrastructure to support the Continuous Integration Pipeline
• Implement company standards and practices to ensure quality and security
• Develop solutions that improve the reliability and effectiveness of the software delivery process
• Learn and share knowledge in hands on sessions and by maintaining documentation

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 related experience in networking and vCenter, preferably for large scale distributed environments
• Experience in applying SRE practices to automation frameworks, infrastructure management, monitoring and troubleshooting, using tools such as Salt, Zabbix
• Knowledge of Linux, Docker, shell scripting. Experience with infrastructure security would be a plus. Strong programming skills, preferably in Python. Java, C++ experience would be a plus
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL administration and queries, as well as LDAP directory service would be a plus
• Ability to translate business requirements into precise, unambiguous technical specs; advanced prompting and context engineering to guide AI tools toward desired outputs

Desirable Requirements

• Capacity to achieve proficiency in new tools, languages and frameworks with training and on-the-job experience.
• Familiarity with distributed / cluster management systems

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.

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