Senior Principal, Software Engineering (UEFI BIOS Architect) at Dell

Senior Principal Software Engineer

The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation software 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 as a Senior Principal Software Engineer on our Software Engineering team in Austin, Texas to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

What you’ll achieve

Work with our internal partners (Chief Technology Office, System Architects, Platform Planners) to architect new and innovative experiences spanning firmware, software and hardware for our client platforms. Provide strong technical point of view in decisions when collaborating across multiple lines of business; including industrial design, marketing, usability, quality, and reliability.

You will:

• Create, design and review architectural collateral, documenting the scope of our firmware features.  Prototype potential solutions to comprehend feasibility
• Gather business requirements and drive product definition and prioritization for firmware features.  Influence the hardware and software direction for features that span beyond firmware
• Generate Intellectual Property to protect innovations
• Balance short term versus long term actions, strategic vs tactical requirements, while continuing to align the architectural road map to achieve the strategic vision
• Assess and optimize program tradeoffs such as cost, performance, quality, and schedule, while making the proper feature tradeoffs between firmware, electrical, power and thermal requirements

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:

Essential Requirements

• UEFI BIOS and/or Embedded Controller development experience with Intel and/or AMD x86, and ARM system architectures
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal), interpersonal skills and experience in presenting to business and technical teams in an effective and persuasive manner.  High degree of efficacy to navigate and relate to multiple audience levels
• Strong system level architecture experience for both hardware and firmware
• Familiarity with various hardware bus interfaces such as PCI, SMBUS, USB Type C, LPC, I2C, etc.
• Strong programming experience using languages such as C, C++ or C#

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelors or higher degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a similar field, with 10+ years of industry experience
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and using analyzers and other hardware tools to debug complex system software issues

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $191,250 - $247,500.

Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies

Your life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. You can explore the overall benefits experience that awaits you as a Dell Technologies team member — right now at MyWellatDell.com

Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That’s why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.

Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps individuals and organizations transform how they work, live and play. Join us to build a future that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.

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