Dell Technologies

Private (majority-owned by Dell Technologies Inc.)

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Website

dell.com

Industry

Technology Hardware & Equipment

Year founded

1984

Employees

133,000

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Dell Technologies Software Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $116,000 to $382,500 across 7 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 4, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

Principal Engineer

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$228,500$189,500$7,500$13,500

Senior Engineer

API Development (Back-End)

$166,000$153,000—$8,000

Senior Principal Engineer

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$277,500$243,200$19,750$32,500

Senior Technical Staff

Data

$370,000$255,000$60,000$62,500

Software Engineer I

DevOps

$116,000$113,000—$4,000

Software Engineer II

ML / AI

$130,650$126,000—$5,000

Technical Staff

Full Stack

$382,500$265,000$52,500$65,000

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