Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

Dell Technologies • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test 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 Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) in Santa Clara, California. What you’ll achieve As a Principal SDET on our PowerProtect Data Domain team, you will 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 have an opportunity to grow your career while making a real impact on large-scale, distributed systems. You’ll collaborate across geographies with developers, DevOps, Support and product managers to ensure our scale-out architecture delivers industry-leading reliability, performance, quality and customer experience.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in SDET, Quality Assurance Automation or software engineering (or equivalent skill); must include experience with distributed systems, clustering and high availability testing
• Strong coding skills in Python, Go Lang or automation scripting languages with proficiency in automation frameworks (PyTest, JUnit, TestNG, or similar)
• Experience with Linux, containers (Docker/K8s), and networking fundamentals and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Exposure to chaos testing, fault injection, or large-scale system benchmarking

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Experience testing scale-out storage systems e.g., Cohesity, Rubrik, NetApp, EMC

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test frameworks for distributed storage and data protection systems
• Develop and maintain test suites to validate clustering, high availability, and system resilience at scale
• Simulate real-world workloads and failure scenarios to ensure robustness and performance
• Partner with development teams to embed testability and contribute to CI/CD pipelines for faster, high-quality releases
• Analyze and debug complex issues in distributed clusters, driving continuous improvements in test coverage and efficiency

Benefits

• Your life.
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• Supported by your benefits.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees