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

What you’ll achieve
As a Software Senior Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for developing sophisticated systems and software based on the customer’s business goals, needs and general business environment creating software solutions.

You will:

• Lead the design, development, training, and deployment of AI/ML models including:

  • Traditional ML models (e.g., classification, regression, clustering)

  • Generative AI models (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, Mistral, Claude)

  • On-device and edge inference models

• Drive end-to-end AI/ML model lifecycle: data collection, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.

• Fine-tune and optimize LLMs for system-level tasks such as:

  • Log summarization and root cause analysis

  • Firmware issue classification

  • Knowledge mining from platform documentation and specifications

• Integrate AI/ML models into firmware and BIOS-level environments (e.g., pre-boot telemetry, event prediction, anomaly detection). Collaborate across firmware, hardware, software, and cloud teams to deliver intelligent platform features. Build secure and performant AI pipelines using system-level data (telemetry, sensors, boot logs). Lead proof-of-concepts, R&D efforts, and patentable innovations at the intersection of firmware and AI.

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

• 14+ years of relevant work experience in architecture, design and development of BIOS/Firmware/Embedded Systems (e.g., UEFI, Coreboot, AMI, Insyde) and

• Proven track record in AI/ML model development and deployment, including experience in:

  • Model training, hyperparameter tuning, cross-validation

  • Libraries/frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, HuggingFace Transformers

• Hands-on experience with LLMs and GenAI architectures: Transformers, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LangChain, model fine-tuning, and inference.

• Knowledge of on-device inference, model optimization (quantization, pruning), and edge ML frameworks. Experience in MLOps, model versioning, and deployment pipelines is a plus.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience developing AI/ML features embedded in firmware or BIOS environments. Prior work in predictive maintenance, system health modeling, or hardware diagnostics using ML. Contributions to GenAI, firmware-AI, or embedded ML open-source projects or research. Experience with security features like TPM, secure boot, firmware attestation, and device identity.

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 August, 2025

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