Principal Data Platform Engineer

We are seeking a senior technical expert for complex, data-intensive environments. This role combines deep troubleshooting expertise with proactive solution design, helping customers achieve reliable, scalable, and high‑performance data ecosystems. Develop a complete understanding of customer end-to-end data ecosystems, including Databases, object stores, file systems, and streaming platforms, ETL/ELT tools, BI platforms, governance frameworks, and AI/ML environments. Drive initiatives that elevate customer experience, platform stability, and long‑term success.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Data Platform Engineer on our Customer Engineering Team in Glil-Yam (Herzliya).

What you’ll achieve
As a Principal Data Platform Engineer, you will design, define and implement complex system requirements for customers and prepare studies and analyses of existing systems.

You will:

• Lead investigation and resolution of high-severity, multi-layer incidents involving infrastructure, Kubernetes, data engines, storage, networking, and system integrations.

• Provide solution architecture recommendations covering performance tuning, resiliency, configuration design, and integration best practices.

• Act as a technical bridge between Customer Support, Product Management, and R&D.
• Escalate defects, influence roadmap decisions, and translate customer issues into actionable product improvements.

• Identify recurring patterns, systemic risks, and optimization opportunities.

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

• Architectural Leadership: 8+ years of Python expertise, architecting large-scale AI/ML systems and high-dimensional data lifecycles.

• Distributed Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in optimizing distributed SQL/NoSQL databases and search engines for massive scale.

• Expert K8s Orchestration: Leading the design and governance of complex Kubernetes ecosystems in global Multi-Cloud architectures.

• Enterprise Data Ecosystems: Designing end-to-end, high-throughput ETL/ELT architectures and data governance frameworks.

• Strategic Troubleshooting: Expert-level root cause analysis of systemic risks using advanced Observability and telemetry stacks.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience with Starburst or Trino (highly preferred).
• Strong verbal and written English skills for global collaboration.

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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