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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
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- Compensation
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Join a team building useful software. Work closely with engineering and design to turn new ideas into products.
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Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer - NRC Solution team
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 6D AGO
About the role
Join as a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer on our team in Cork to do the best work of your career and make a profound impact. As a member of the NRC Solution team, you will collaborate with Dell engineering, product management, and technology partners to design, integrate, test, and validate networking solutions for next-generation AI and data center infrastructure.
You will:
- Design, develop, and validate AI networking solutions using Dell PowerSwitch, Dell Enterprise SONiC, NVIDIA, AMD, and other leading technologies; create reference architectures and validated designs for Scale-Out, Front-End, and management networks
- Design and validate high-performance Ethernet fabrics for AI training and inference workloads, including RoCEv2, RDMA, and advanced congestion management
- Lead solution integration, interoperability testing, performance benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers, networking, and storage platforms
- Collaborate with Dell engineering teams and technology partners to troubleshoot complex networking issues, optimize solution performance, and evaluate emerging networking technologies
- Develop architecture diagrams, validated designs, test plans, and performance reports while supporting customer demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical engagements
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
- 8+ years of experience in networking engineering, solution architecture, or data center infrastructure, including hands-on design and validation of complex networking solutions
- Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking technologies, including BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, leaf-spine architectures, and high-performance Ethernet networking (RoCEv2, RDMA, PFC, ECN, QoS, congestion management)
- Experience with network operating systems such as Dell Enterprise SONiC, NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, or similar platforms
- Hands-on experience with network configuration, troubleshooting, performance testing, system integration, and Linux environments
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Ansible) with strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and technical documentation skills
Desirable Requirements
- Experience with AI infrastructure, GPU clusters, and distributed AI training or inference workloads
- Familiarity with NVIDIA ConnectX, Spectrum Ethernet, AMD Pensando technologies, GPU networking architectures, NVIDIA NCCL, and GPUDirect RDMA
- Experience in AI networking performance benchmarking, optimization, and validation
- Experience developing reference architectures, validated designs, and solution-level technical documentation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) plus networking certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent
Here’s our story; now tell us yours
Dell Technologies helps organizations and individuals build a brighter digital tomorrow. Our company is made up of more than 150,000 people, located in over 180 locations around the world. We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive team and have an endless passion for our mission to drive human progress.
What’s most important to us is that you are respected, feel like you can be yourself and have the opportunity to do the best work of your life -- while still having a life. We offer excellent benefits, bonus programs, flexible work arrangements, a variety of career development opportunities, employee resource groups, and much more.
We started with computers, but we didn’t stop there. We are helping customers move into the future with multi-cloud, AI and machine learning through the most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era. Join us and become a part of what’s next in technology, starting today.
You can also learn more about us by reading our latest Diversity and Inclusion Report and our plan to make the world a better place by 2030 here.
Dell is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Dell are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Dell will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Dell encourages applicants of all ages. Read the full Employment Opportunity Policy here.
Job function: Engineering Research & Development
Requisition type: Regular
Workplace address: IE Cork-Ovens, Ovens, Cork Campus, Cork, P31 D253, IE
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