Principal Systems Development Engineer

Within ISG, innovation isn’t just about creating new technology- it’s about challenging assumptions and reimagining how work gets done. Engineers define intent, author precise specifications, and orchestrate AI agents that execute at speed and scale. AI is embedded throughout our development process, helping us move faster, learn quicker, and deliver greater impact. Yet the most important contribution remains uniquely human: deciding what to build, designing how it should work, and applying the judgment needed to earn our customers’ trust. When your products power critical infrastructure around the world, that responsibility matters.

We move quickly toward the work that matters most. We reward experimentation, encourage bold thinking, and remove unnecessary barriers so great ideas can become reality faster. Our teams embrace a customer-first, first-to-market mindset, transforming rapid feedback into better products and better outcomes. We aren’t looking for people who are content with the status quo- we look for builders who question it, improve it, and occasionally rewrite it.

If you’re energized by solving complex systems challenges, excited to work alongside AI to amplify your impact, and motivated by the opportunity to shape what’s next instead of simply maintaining what’s been done before, you’ll find your place here.

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Our customers’ system requirements are usually highly complex. Bringing together hardware and software systems design, Systems Development Engineering operates at the very cutting edge of technology to meet them. We design and develop electronic and electro-mechanical or systems-orientated products, conduct feasibility studies on engineering proposals and prepare installation, operation and maintenance specifications and instructions. We’re proud to deliver programs and products to the highest quality standards, on time and within budget.

What you’ll achieve:

As a Principal Engineer, you will design and implement critical services, lead complex refactors, and champion quality. You will collaborate across teams to resolve dependencies and raise the bar for performance and reliability.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Engineer on our Systems Development Engineering team.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Own module design, API contracts, and backward compatibility for system interfaces.
• Improve test automation, code coverage, and release health metrics.
• Optimize runtime performance and troubleshoot production incidents.
• Provide technical leadership through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

• 8+ years of related experience
• Ability to deliver resilient, maintainable system modules in enterprise environments.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices for platform code.
• Experience implementing safety, security, and compliance requirements in code.
• Clear communication of trade-offs and technical decisions.

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent platform certification

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $157k-203k.