Dell

Software Engineer - Data Protection Software Engineering

Dell$140K — $181K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • Strong programming skills in Java and object-oriented design principles
  • Hands-on experience building backend services using Spring Boot
  • Experience developing cloud-native applications, microservices, and distributed systems
  • Solid understanding of operating systems and networking fundamentals

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable microservices for Dell's Data Protection portfolio
  • Build and enhance REST-based services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot
  • Contribute to the architecture of cloud-native distributed systems
  • Develop software for orchestration and data protection workflows
  • Participate in software design, code, security, and operational readiness reviews

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Support for professional development and continuous learning
  • Flexible work arrangements and work-life balance initiatives
  • Access to wellness resources and programs
  • Engagement in a collaborative and innovative work environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

Software Engineer - Data Protection Software Engineering

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. Working at the forefront of innovation, we build highly scalable and intelligent software platforms that protect customer data against operational failures, cyber threats, and ransomware attacks.

As a Software Engineer 2, you will contribute to the development of Dell's next-generation Data Protection platform with a particular focus on cloud-native control plane services, distributed systems, and data protection workflows. You will work closely with senior engineers and architects to deliver high-quality software while leveraging modern AI-assisted engineering methodologies throughout the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

You will
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable microservices and control plane components that power Dell's Data Protection portfolio, demonstrate ownership, continuous learning, and a quality-first engineering mindset
  • Build and enhance REST-based services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot technologies, leverage Spec Driven Development, AI-assisted development tools, and automation technologies to improve engineering productivity and software quality
  • Contribute to the architecture and implementation of cloud-native distributed systems deployed across public cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments, troubleshoot and resolve product issues through detailed root-cause analysis and debugging across multiple technology stacks
  • Develop software for orchestration, policy management, monitoring, lifecycle management, and data protection workflows, develop automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure product quality and reliability
  • Participate in software design reviews, code reviews, security reviews, and operational readiness reviews, wWork closely with Product Management, Customer Support, and other Engineering teams to deliver customer-focused solutions


Qualifications

Essential Requirements
  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • Strong programming skills in Java and object-oriented design principles, strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills, hands-on experience building backend services using Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and REST APIs
  • Experience developing cloud-native applications, microservices, or distributed systems, experience using modern AI development tools to accelerate code development, testing, documentation, and software delivery
  • Solid understanding of operating systems, networking fundamentals, concurrency, and multithreaded programming, e
    xperience developing on Linux/Unix platforms, knowledge of databases, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, NoSQL databases, etc.)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills


Preferred Requirements
  • Knowledge of virtualization/containerization technologies including VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, OpenStack, Openshift or Kubernetes, knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Experience in Data Protection, Backup & Recovery, Cyber Recovery, Storage, or Infrastructure Software domains, experience with Test Driven Development, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, exposure to Golang and/or C++, experience with performance profiling and scalability testing, familiarity with AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic AI systems, or AI-assisted software development.


Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $140k - $181k.

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