Software Principal Engineer
Dell Technologies20 days ago
Base Salary
$182k - $236k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and integrate embedded firmware for enterprise server system management subsystems.
- Translate security, risk, and compliance requirements into firmware architecture, designs, implementation plans, and validation strategies.
- Lead firmware integration across multiple hardware generations and drive sprint planning, backlog management, estimation, and delivery.
- Perform system-level debugging and root cause analysis for customer, manufacturing, and pre-production issues.
- Establish best practices for secure firmware development, automated validation, and continuous process improvement.
Requirements
- Experience with firmware and embedded systems development and strong proficiency in C/C++.
- Experience developing and supporting Linux-based platforms and embedded environments.
- Deep understanding of hardware/software architecture, system interactions, and platform management technologies including OpenBMC, IPMI, Redfish, and I2C.
- Expertise in software engineering practices, testing, validation, Agile development, Yocto, BitBake, JIRA, and AI-assisted development platforms such as Claude and Devin.
- Strong system-level debugging, troubleshooting, and security-focused development experience.
Benefits
- Dell Technologies offers employee benefits and health support; further benefits information is available through MyWellatDell.com.
- The role is located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts or Round Rock, Texas.
About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies builds PCs, monitors, and peripherals for consumers and enterprises, and provides servers, storage, networking, and edge solutions for data centers. It sells hardware, software, and support services through direct, channel, and online models to organizations of all sizes and the public sector. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, it includes the former EMC storage business and operates globally across client computing and infrastructure markets.