Software Senior Principal Engineer - AI Developer

Software Senior Principal 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 an Software Senior Principal Engineer on our Software Engineering Team in Bangalore, India.

What you’ll achieve

As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for building the next generation of worlds most secure OS with AI native capabilities. You will work with leading enterprise customers and internal platform, Technology and Product teams on building the next gen OS platforms with AI inference and AI capabilities for modern consumer and commercial devices. 

You will:

• Work with the best in the industry to create a modern AI native operating system components
• Solve large scale complex technical problems at lightening speed
• Provide technical leadership to engineers
• Use SDD and other modern practices for creating AI native and Agentic AI software

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

• Must have build Linux kernel and distros. Experience in pushing kernel level changes upstream. Should have developed a modern Linux based operating system components 
• Adding AI inference and SLM porting on Linux devices.
• Experience tuning NPUs, GPU and CPUs for AI workloads.
• Distributed OS concepts and implementations. Working with Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience on Linux device drivers for BT, Wifi, printers and other peripherals.

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: 31 July 2026

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