Senior Principal Software Engineer

Senior Principal Software Engineer

The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation software 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.

Dell Content Engineering and Translation (CET) teams exist within a very complex ecosystem of departments and business units around the world that together enable Dell's commitment to excellence. As Dell expands its offerings and updates its infrastructure, CET is increasingly at the Centre of many fast-paced, exciting projects which require vision and technical acumen to achieve, as well as expertise at navigating administrative and political complexity.

Join us as a Senior Principal Software Engineer on our DevOps team in Bangalore to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

What you’ll achieve

The Principal Software Engineer will join Dell’s Content Engineering and Translation (CET) organization, driving the design and operationalization of advanced AI/ML/LLM platforms and emerging agentic systems. This role combines deep software engineering expertise with hands-on MLOps leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and responsible AI solutions. You will work in a highly agile environment, collaborating across teams to build enterprise-grade systems that power Dell’s next-generation content and automation platforms.

You will:

• Architect and implement scalable data and AI systems, including ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming (Kafka), and diverse database technologies (relational, NoSQL, graph, vector).
• Develop and operationalize LLM and multi-agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI) with robust lifecycle management and safe execution practices.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for models and applications using GitHub/GitLab, with deployments on Kubernetes and cloud platforms.
• Ensure security and compliance by applying AI governance frameworks, implementing LLM guardrails, and following DevOps best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, lead incident response, mentor engineers, and communicate technical solutions effectively to stakeholders.

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

• Overall experience of 12 to 15 yrs, with proficiency in Python and SQL, with additional experience in .NET, C#, Java, Scala, or C++ for backend development and data processing.
• Expert in data engineering tools and techniques, including ETL, Kafka streaming, Airflow orchestration, and modeling across relational, NoSQL, graph (Neo4j), and vector databases (e.g., pgvector, Milvus).
• Skilled in cloud-native development, especially on Azure, with hands-on experience in Docker, Kubernetes (including GPU orchestration), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep).
• Experienced in ML operations and CI/CD, using tools like MLflow or Kubeflow, GitHub/GitLab pipelines, model registries, drift monitoring, and automated retraining workflows.
• Strong communication with a solid grasp of software engineering best practices, documentation standards, and system maintenance.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with Agile development methodology (e.g., Scrum)

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:  16 January 2026

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