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.

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

What you'll achieve
As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture, design, and delivery of mission-critical, enterprise-scale platforms that power global customer support, remediation, and intelligence workflows. You will operate at the intersection of modern cloud-native engineering, security-by-design, and AI-enabled systems, working across product, security, operations, and executive stakeholders to build resilient, scalable solutions.

You will shape technical strategy, mentor senior engineers, and drive innovation across microservices, AI agent platforms, and secure enterprise applications, directly impacting customer experience and operational excellence.

You will:

• Architect and lead the design and implementation of large-scale, distributed, cloud-native platforms using modern .NET, microservices, event-driven architectures, and RESTful APIs

• Drive technical strategy and standards across full-stack systems, ensuring scalability, resiliency, performance, and long-term maintainability

• Lead AI-enabled platform development, including Agentic AI workflows, planner/execution agents, RAG pipelines, and intelligent automation embedded into enterprise systems

• Own security-by-design initiatives, partnering with security teams to lead threat modeling, SDL practices, vulnerability remediation, audits, and secure release approvals

• Mentor and influence senior engineers and architects, providing design guidance, code reviews, proof-of-concepts, and technical leadership across multiple teams

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

• 20+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant time in senior/principal engineering or architecture roles within large enterprises. Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

• Deep expertise in .NET ecosystem (#, ASP.NET, WebAPI, Microservices, Entity Framework) across multiple framework generations, including modern .NET (6/8+)

• Proven experience designing and delivering distributed systems using microservices, asynchronous messaging, event-driven architectures, and scalable data platforms

• Strong hands-on experience with cloud and hybrid environments (Azure and/or on-prem enterprise cloud platforms). Demonstrated leadership in security engineering, including SDL practices, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and participation in internal or third-party security audits. Extensive experience with databases and data platforms (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Elastic/Logging stacks)

• Advanced understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile delivery, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and production operations. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence across engineering, product, security, and leadership stakeholders

Desirable Requirements

• Experience designing or implementing AI-driven systems, including agent-based architectures, RAG pipelines, copilots, or intelligent automation platforms

• Background in customer support, remediation platforms, diagnostics, or self-healing systems at enterprise scale

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.

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