Principal Software Engineer Systems Engineer (Hopkinton, MA)

Dell Technologies • Hopkinton, MA

1d • $200,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Principal Software Engineer – Systems Engineer (Hopkinton, MA) Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer on our Software Engineering Team in Hopkinton, MA. What you’ll achieve We build enterprise-grade, massively scalable cluster-based storage systems running across Linux and BSD. Our portfolio includes a multi-petabyte S3 object store and a scale-out NAS platform. We’re a modern, scrum-based engineering org that ships with high velocity and quality, using the best tools, hardware, and practices. As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to our platform stack, the foundation upon which these products are built. Help us decide where your strengths best fit as you onboard. If you can explain how and where you’ll add outsized value in a distributed storage architecture, we want to talk. You will: Manage lab operations to support performance testing, customer failure replication, network configuration and hardware component qualification Debug networking issues Maintain system settings and security adherence including BIOS, firmware and OS components Load, configure, test and support unstructured storage appliance clusters Qualify hardware components (drives, cables, etc.), firmware and/or software Physically install and set up hardware in Massachusetts labs (Hopkinton and Franklin) 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:

Requirements

• Network configuration expertise (Layer 2 GbE)
• Network issue root cause analysis expertise
• Exposure to Linux systems (SUSE and/or FreeBSD a plus)
• Proficiency in hardware system environments
• Familiarity with updating system components (BIOS, Firmware, OS)
• Scripting experience (Python preferred)
• 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5+ years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Network configuration expertise (Layer 3 GbE)
• Network configuration expertise (Infiniband)
• Experience with fault tolerant and highly available systems
• Drive (HDD and SSD) experience
• Ability to analyze information and draw accurate conclusions
• Solid knowledge and application of engineering concepts
• Knowledge of Intel based architecture

Responsibilities

• Manage lab operations to support performance testing, customer failure replication, network configuration and hardware component qualification
• Debug networking issues
• Maintain system settings and security adherence including BIOS, firmware and OS components
• Load, configure, test and support unstructured storage appliance clusters
• Qualify hardware components (drives, cables, etc.), firmware and/or software
• Physically install and set up hardware in Massachusetts labs (Hopkinton and Franklin)

Benefits

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

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level