Is Dell Technologies a good company to work for as a Principal Software Development Engineer?

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at Dell Technologies have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 704 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Dell Technologies employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Development Engineer Jobs at Dell Technologies now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Development Engineer interview questions at Dell Technologies .

Does Dell Technologies pay Principal Software Development Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Dell Technologies with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 704 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Development Engineer salaries at Dell Technologies.

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What are the pros of working at Dell Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and working in shift is the main advantage after completing shift no need to work" ((in 4594 reviews)); "Great culture and full of opportunities" ((in 2322 reviews)); "Lots of encouragement to hit daily sales quota; five weeks of dedicated onboarding education; good benefits" ((in 2270 reviews)); "there are great resources and people to help set you (and your team) up for success." ((in 1955 reviews)); "Excellent work culture and good to learn more" ((in 1191 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dell Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"low salaries and they don't pay for cell phones unless employees travel over 50% of the time." ((in 1090 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and overfocus on minimizing opex to the point that we don't have the tools to do our jobs." ((in 663 reviews)); "Sr. Middle Upper management is clueless" ((in 190 reviews)); "Bangalore senior management has no vision and road map." ((in 115 reviews)); "Incompetent district and account managers." ((in 12 reviews))

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Dell Technologies Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(704 total reviews)

Michael S. Dell

84% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

Principal Engineer Software Development employees have rated Dell Technologies with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 704 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Dell Technologies is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Engineer Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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704 reviews

4.0

May 9, 2026

Good work-life balance, but short layoff notice

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Benefits

Cons

Layoff notice was very short. Just 1 week.

4.0

Apr 9, 2026

Good work-life balance

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance Best in class leave policy

Cons

Low pay, Low insurance coverage

5.0

Mar 30, 2026

Great WLB

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great WLB, interesting projects if you land a good team.

Cons

Limited growth, RTO policies that don’t make much sense for those hired fully remote.

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