Software Principal Engineer

$161,000 - $240,000/Yr

Dell Technologies - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Senior

Seattle, WA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Software Principal Engineer for PowerScale will play a crucial role in re-architecting the stack to meet the demands of the consumer market in the GenAI era. This position involves designing and developing innovative solutions for distributed computing problems, particularly focusing on the scale-out OneFS filesystem and data services. The engineer will collaborate with various teams throughout the software development cycle to ensure high-quality, optimized solutions that enhance performance and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver solutions to distributed computing problems for scale-out OneFS filesystem and data services.
• Develop features for OneFS to address scale, performance, and GenAI readiness of PowerScale.
• Collaborate within and outside of your scrum team during the entire software development cycle to ensure optimized solutions with the highest quality.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience in UNIX/Linux/POSIX based systems software development.
• Excellent knowledge of developing system software using C and C++.
• Solid understanding of Data Structures, memory management, algorithms, locking, design patterns, concurrency models, multithreading, parallel programming and asynchronous concepts.
• Knowledge of distributed software systems, operating systems, file systems or embedded software.
• Knowledge of storage networking protocols, connectivity, and architectures.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of $161,000 to $240,000.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Work environment free of discrimination and harassment.