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 as a Software Principal Engineer on our Engineering Development team in Bengaluru, Karnataka to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.
What you’ll achieveAs a Principal Software Engineer, you will create solutions, analyzing the customer’s business goals, needs and general business environment to design technical system answers.
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. Contribute to the development and implementation of test strategies for complex software products and systems/for storage products and systems
Apply your skills on programming languages, operating systems; BIOS; Device Drivers; embedded software/firmware; tools and utilities. Apply the knowledge learned from new tools, languages, OS with on the job experience
Apply the skills on cutting edge CI/CD toolsets, such as Atlassian/gitlab/more, Powershell scripts & Python, Install Shield/WIX alike. Deliver customer facing products with your prior experience applied
Essential Requirements
Ability to code/debug and guide others to code/debug flexible, scalable and complex programs, using either written or verbal design specifications
Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of tools/technologies including: C#/C++, WMI, XML, JSON, WCF, etc. with understanding of GUI development (XAML, WPF, HTML/5 etc.), Widows ADK, WinPE, WinRE, BIOS/UEFI environments is a plus
Deep functional knowledge or hands on design experience with Windows OS Internals, OS resource management, peripheral management are needed to be successful in this position
Experience working on or leading agile development teams (ideally leveraging Scrum or Kanban) A software development or DevOps automation background is a big plus & experience interacting with Product Owners, Product Marketing to help build the User Stories
Desirable Requirements
8+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years with a master’s degree; or 3+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience with exposure to frameworks and patterns such as MVC/MVVM/MVP, WCF, WPF, Python, PowerShell is a plus & strong understanding of software development lifecycle and product development lifecycle
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.
Application closing date: 30th November, 2025
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Technology drives human progress. This tenet is the core of our business and vision. Our customers and team members are integral to our continuing success as we provide the essential infrastructure for organizations to transform their digital futures.
