Job Description
The Chief Technology & Innovation Office (CTIO) sits at the crossroads of technology strategy, research, innovation, and advanced development. We strive to be influential across the breadth of the Dell ISG portfolio and work hand in hand with all product organizations. The opportunity to impact our customers and the industry is a core focus for us.
What you’ll achieve
The role of the CTIO Senior Software Engineer is to be a key member of a small and versatile advanced development team, where you design, develop, test, and demonstrate software solutions. Developers on this team typically work in pairs, employing an Extreme Programming (XP) style of execution designed to enforce shorter development and release cycles. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a fast paced and collaborative environment, providing technical expertise in prototyping business solutions. The candidate would value working as a team and have the ability to leverage the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver well designed, quality code. The candidate upholds this level of quality by adhering to test driven development practices.
Role and responsibilities:
- Leading software development activities to help broaden Dell ISG’s intellectual property portfolio and influence future product roadmaps.
- Projects may span multiple technological areas, including cloud-native infrastructure, machine learning, advanced data protection techniques, containers, microservices, open-source software and other emerging technologies.
- Contributing to the creation of technology Prototypes and Proof-Of-Concepts.
- Contributing as a team member leading to technical solutions, architecture, research,?and implementation of new technologies in a small collaborative startup-like environment.
- Collaborating with peers within Dell and Dell partners, enabling cross-company efforts.
- Practicing Extreme Programming and developing, reviewing and implementing test strategies for software products and systems.
- Developing and designing solutions to software engineering problems requiring frequent use of ingenuity and creativity.
- Staying up to speed on all current and next generation technologies.
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 Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
- Self-Motivated, Enthusiastic, Energetic and Passionate about technology and working as a part of a team.
- Ability and Open Mindedness to quickly learn and achieve proficiency of new tools, languages, new development methodologies and cutting-edge technologies with training and on-the-job experience.
- Advanced understanding of programming logic and patterns and the ability to learn new programming languages and patterns quickly.
- Advanced understanding of system performance, scaling, operating systems, debugging, network and application administration, diagnosing and troubleshooting software.
- Strong communication skills and an ability to articulate technical vision while understanding business requirements, with the ability to debate and collaborate with other team members.
- Understanding of hardware and software interactions.
- Experience in two or more of the following languages: Go, Java, Python, Angular, JavaScript, Ruby, C++, Rust, Bash.
- Experience with Linux command line for system configuration and administration.
- Familiarity with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes,?or Cloud Foundry or equivalents.
- Knowledge of streaming protocols, REST API development, and modern design patterns.
- Knowledge of modern, cloud-based software development & deployment tools.
- Experience and practice using TDD to demonstrate functioning code that meets requirements.
- Agile software development experience that enables shorter development iterations, fast feedback loops, and the quick deployment of problem-free code.
Desired Knowledge/Skills:
- Experience in DevOps.
- Experience in Extreme Programming (XP).
- Experience working across cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with Data center technologies such as Storage, Networking, Data Protection and more
Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
Experience: 5+ years (Bachelor’s degree), 3+ years (Master’s degree), 0-2 years (PhD) of software development, software architecture, or applied research; or equivalent experience.