Job DescriptionSenior Principal AI Agent 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 to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as an
Senior Principal AI Agent Engineer on our
Agentic AI Software Engineering Team in
Austin, Texas.ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll achieveWe are seeking a
Senior Principal AI Agent Engineer to help shape the future of our intelligent systems and build AI-native engineering systems and autonomous development workflows. This role focuses on designing scalable, production-ready AI solutions where LLMs can reason, use tools, and automate software engineering tasks.
The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience building agentic AI systems, orchestration workflows, and AI-assisted developer tooling.
You will:- Design and build AI-driven engineering workflows using LLMs and autonomous agents
- Steer and validate AI coding agents to improve engineering throughput and code quality
- Develop testing, evaluation, and guardrail frameworks for AI-generated output
- Optimize context management using embeddings, retrieval, and memory strategies
- Partner with teams to deliver scalable, secure, cloud-native AI solutions
QualificationsTake the first step towards your dream careerEvery Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here's what we are looking for with this role:
Essential Requirements- 10+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent skill; must include hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, AI agents, or autonomous workflows
- Strong programming skills in Python, automation tooling, and Kubernetes
- Experience with orchestration frameworks, tool calling, RAG, or evaluation frameworks
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with ability to adapt in fast-moving environments
CompensationDell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The base salary range for this position is $196,000 - $269,500. 
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