Senior Software Engineer - Data Protection Software Engineering (C, C++)

Senior Software Engineer - Data Protection Software Engineering (C, C++)

What you'll achieve

The Data Protection Software Engineering team delivers next-generation cyber resiliency, data protection, and data availability solutions for enterprises operating across on-premises, hybrid cloud, and public cloud environments.

As a Senior Software Engineer , you will play a key role in designing and delivering features that powers Dell's Data Protection portfolio.

You will independently drive complex feature development, lead technical design discussions, influence architectural direction, and mentor engineers while helping accelerate Dell's AI-powered software transformation.

This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, control path and data path development for scalable and performance critical solutions.

You will

• Lead the design and development of highly performant services and distributed systems supporting Dell's Data Protection portfolio, lead design reviews and code reviews while championing engineering excellence and software craftsmanship
• Independently drive complex features and projects from concept, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support, define service contracts, API standards, scalability strategies, resiliency mechanisms, and operational excellence practices
• Partner with architects and product management to translate business objectives into technical solutions and engineering roadmaps, drive improvements in reliability, observability, automation, performance, scalability, and developer productivity
• Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex production issues spanning multiple services, environments, and technology stacks, champion AI-assisted development, agentic engineering practices, and intelligent automation across the software development lifecycle
• Act as a technical leader and owner who balances innovation, execution, customer value, and operational excellence, mentor and coach junior engineers, helping raise technical capability and delivery effectiveness across the team