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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Systems Development Engineer - **Company:** Dell Technologies Inc. - **Location:** Round Rock, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Graph Database, Knowledge Management, Machine Learning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Application Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Agent Systems, Generative AI, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Virtual Agents, Devsecops, Microservices - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/28003600/Principal-Systems-Development-Engineer-Texas-Round-Rock-1312 ## About the Role * Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. * 10+ years of experience in software engineering, systems development, platform engineering, product management, enterprise architecture, or related technical leadership roles. * Proven experience serving as a Product Owner, Technical Product Leader, Enterprise Architect, or Principal Engineer for enterprise-scale platforms. * Experience leading digital transformation, platform modernization, and engineering productivity initiatives. * Strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns. * Experience collaborating across hardware, firmware, software, and systems engineering organizations., * Experience delivering Agentic AI, Generative AI, MCP, RAG, knowledge graph, or AI orchestration solutions. * Experience building internal engineering productivity platforms and workflow automation solutions. * Knowledge of PLM, ALM, DevOps, Engineering Lifecycle Management, and related engineering toolchains. * Experience with Azure, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices. * Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligent. ## Description Dell Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Principal Systems Development Engineer to serve as the Product Owner and Enterprise Architect for next-generation AI-enabled engineering applications and platforms. This role will drive the transformation of engineering systems, processes, and workflows through Agentic AI, intelligent automation, cloud-native architectures, and modern data platforms. The ideal candidate will combine product leadership, enterprise architecture expertise, and AI transformation experience to define platform vision, roadmap, business capabilities, and technical architecture while driving adoption of intelligent agents, automation frameworks, and AI-native operating models across the enterprise., * Serve as the Product Owner and Enterprise Architect for Agentic AI enablement products and engineering platforms. * Maintain deep technical expertise and hands-on knowledge of enterprise application architecture, cloud platforms, AI technologies, integration frameworks, and modern software engineering practices. * Define product vision, strategy, roadmap, requirements, and success metrics for AI-powered engineering productivity solutions. * Drive the transformation from traditional engineering processes to AI-native workflows leveraging intelligent assistants, AI agents, and automation. * Lead the design and governance of Agentic AI ecosystems, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), agent orchestration, lifecycle management, security, and compliance. * Partner with hardware, firmware, software, systems engineering, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize high-value AI transformation opportunities. * Develop enterprise data and integration strategies supporting Generative AI, RAG, semantic search, knowledge management, and autonomous workflows. * Modernize legacy applications and drive adoption of scalable cloud-native engineering platforms. * Establish technology standards, architecture principles, governance frameworks, and engineering best practices. * Influence executive leadership and provide technical direction across multiple organizations. ## Related Videos - [AI Won't Fix Your Engineering Culture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100266-ai-won-t-fix-your-engineering-culture) - [DevSecOps: Injecting Security into Mobile CI/CD Pipelines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/273-devsecops-injecting-security-into-mobile-ci-cd-pipelines) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)