Principal Engineer

Intel Corporation

. Define and drive the technical direction of software architecture across client, cloud, or enterprise domains .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $233,990 - $383,460 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software architecture, particularly in designing scalable, secure, and resilient telemetry solutions across client and cloud domains. Proven ability to lead technical direction, mentor teams, and establish data-sharing partnerships to drive business impact.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Software Architecture SkillsTelemetry Data Collection SystemsIntel Client Platform ArchitectureSnowflake and Databricks ExperienceApplied Analytics or Machine Learning

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Hard Skills

Software ArchitectureTelemetry Solutions DesignData Collection SystemsScalability and SecurityReliability ModelingCrash AnalyticsPredictive Quality TrendingHigh-Volume Data IngestionMachine LearningData Lake Architecture

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsInfluencing Cross-Functional TeamsMentoring TeamsArticulating Technical Strategies

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeDatabricksCloud ServicesData LakeAnalytics Stacks

Industry Keywords

TelemetryData Sharing PartnershipsOEM CollaborationCrash and Reliability PathsEvent Logs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudLinuxSnowflake

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the technical direction of software architecture across client, cloud, or enterprise domains
Design scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions
Own the end-to-end telemetry platform architecture, from field and validation data collection through the data lake to insights delivery
Drive crash analytics and reliability modeling to accelerate root cause analysis, de-duplicate failures, and reduce escapes at scale
Scale ingestion and analysis across millions of endpoints and thousands of data points
Partner with product architecture, validation, quality, and customer-enabling teams to turn telemetry into business actions and revenue-impacting decisions
Set engineering standards, mentor teams, and define metrics and predictive models tracking platform, ingredient, and OEM quality health
Lead development of in-field and app telemetry solutions
Formulate technical strategies aligned with organizational goals to deliver products to market
Establish data-sharing partnerships with OEMs, Microsoft, and third-party telemetry providers
Present technical strategies to engineering and business audiences

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 12+ years of experience; or Master's with 8+ years; or PhD with 6+ years
7+ years building field telemetry and data collection systems at scale, spanning millions of endpoints and thousands of data points
Deep knowledge of Intel client platform architecture and OS internals across Windows and Linux
Knowledge of crash and reliability paths including BSOD, live kernel dumps, machine checks, and event logs
Proven software architecture skills for scalability, security, and resiliency in high-volume ingestion, storage, and analysis pipelines
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Databricks, cloud services, data lake and analytics stacks
Applied analytics or machine learning experience for failure classification, bucketing, de-duplication, anomaly detection, and predictive quality trending
Experience delivering telemetry-based validation infrastructure supporting platform onboarding, flighting, and data collection
Demonstrated success driving technical direction and execution for large-scale software programs
Experience partnering with OEMs, Microsoft, and third-party telemetry providers to establish data-sharing partnerships
Ability to influence cross-functional teams across validation, quality, product architecture, and customer enabling
Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate complex technical strategies to engineering and business audiences
Experience presenting at industry conferences and participating in standards committees
Must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, including extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks, subject to country law

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Stock bonuses
Health benefits
Retirement benefits
Vacation benefits
Hybrid work model allowing employees to split time between working on-site and off-site