Software Engineer 2
About the job
- Validated knowledge of programming languages, including Python, Shell scripting, and C/C++.
- Familiarity with PC technologies, including basic Intel x86 architecture, Intel Management Engine, RAID, UEFI, firmware, and BIOS.
- Ability to code and debug sophisticated programs using written or verbal design specifications.
- Ability to achieve proficiency in new tools, languages, and operating systems with training and on-the-job experience.
- Two to three years of related experience.
- Develop sophisticated systems and software based on customer business goals, needs, and the general business environment.
- Design and develop manufacturing diagnostics software for platforms and peripherals using applicable technologies, including programming languages, compilers, assemblers, and software engineering methodologies.
- Deliver products within budget, schedule, and quality guidelines.
- Develop and support applications, databases, diagnostics, scripts, firmware, drivers, and BIOS utilities.
- Develop, test, and integrate code for new or existing software, and provide sustaining or maintenance support to existing software.
- Prepare written software and storage specifications for sophisticated products from architectural diagrams and documents.
- Build and review design, functional, technical, and user documentation as needed.
- Develop, review, and implement test strategies for products and systems.
- Communicate project issues and status, analyze and prepare trend reports on quality metrics, and participate in product-quality improvement through process and procedure improvements.
- Manage conference calls with global factories.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology.
About the company
Dell Technologies makes laptops, desktops, servers, data storage and networking equipment for businesses, governments, schools and consumers, and it builds many of the server racks inside large AI data centers. In 2016 it completed its $67 billion purchase of storage maker EMC, then the largest technology deal ever. One division sells PCs, monitors and Alienware gaming computers, while the other sells PowerEdge servers, storage arrays and networking gear to companies running their own data centers. Dell earns money from those hardware sales plus support, financing and subscription services. Michael Dell founded the company in 1984 from his University of Texas dorm room, and it is based in Round Rock, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$5.3M
Headquarters
Round Rock, Texas
Founded
1984
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI demand is surging: Dell booked $60.9 billion in AI server orders in the quarter ending July 2026.
- A $95 billion order backlog gives teams years of work: Dell raised its fiscal 2027 sales forecast to $192 billion.
- Dell pays for staff to keep learning: its benefits profile lists tuition assistance and apprenticeship programs.
What critics are saying
- Jobs keep shrinking: Dell's March 2026 annual report showed headcount down 10% to about 97,000, a third straight yearly cut.
- A few giant buyers drive AI sales: SpaceX and CoreWeave ranked among Dell's largest customers in August 2026.
- PCs earn thin profits: Dell's PC division kept just 7.6 cents of operating profit per sales dollar last quarter.
What makes Dell Technologies unique
- Dell sells both halves of computing: data center gear brought in $31.8 billion last quarter, PCs another $15.0 billion.
- The founder still controls it: Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, holds super-voting shares with over half the director votes.
- Dell sells straight to buyers at scale: its own sales force, not resellers, brings in about half of revenue.
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