Software Principal Engineer

The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation 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 Software Principal Engineer on our Software Engineering Team in Bangalore.

• Work on cutting-edge scale-out data protection technology trusted by global enterprises.
• Be part of a high-performing, agile team that values innovation and ownership.
• Opportunity to grow your career while making a real impact on large-scale, distributed systems.

What youll achieveWe are looking for a highly motivated Software Principal Engineer in Test to join our Power Protect Data Domain product team. In this role, you will design and implement automation frameworks, develop scalable test solutions, and validate complex distributed storage and data protection systems. Youll work closely with developers, DevOps, and product managers to ensure our scale-out architecture delivers industry-leading reliability, performance, and customer experience.You will:

• Design and implement automated test frameworks for large-scale, distributed storage systems.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test suites to validate scale-out architecture, clustering, high availability, and system resilience.
• Simulate real-world customer workloads and failure scenarios to validate product robustness at scale.
• Partner with development teams to embed testability into the design of features.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and tooling to drive faster, higher-quality releases.
• Analyze and debug complex issues in distributed clusters; file detailed defect reports with reproducible steps.
• Continuously improve test coverage, efficiency, and effectiveness through innovation and best practices.
• Collaborate across geographies and functions (QA, DevOps, Support) to deliver end-to-end quality.

Take the first step towards your dream careerEvery Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Heres what we are looking for with this role:Essential Requirements

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years in SDET, QA automation, or software engineering roles.
• Strong coding skills in Python, Go Lang or automation scripting languages.
• Experience with distributed systems, clustering, and high availability testing.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, containers (Docker/K8s), and networking fundamentals.
• Proficiency in automation frameworks (PyTest, JUnit, TestNG, or similar). Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar).

Desirable Requirements

• Experience testing scale-out storage systems (e.g., Cohesity, Rubrik, NetApp, EMC).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Exposure to chaos testing, fault injection, or large-scale system benchmarking.