Dell Technologies Principal Software Engineer interview questions
based on 48 ratings - Updated Apr 13, 2026
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Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Dell Technologies with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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process is simple and not that hard. 2-3 technical round and 1 hr round. culture has spoiled a bit due to AI adoption and job security is uncertain. team members are cooperative
I interviewed at Dell Technologies (Pequim, Pequim) in Mar 2022
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There is a page of C code, the question is ask me to explain the code process. The code is to control the system in the loop and adjust the control in the loop.
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What is the memory management for a variable in C program.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dell Technologies (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
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After shortlisting HR scheduled a virtual first round.
Interviewer was from US and very polite. He asked briefly about my previous projects. Then, discussed about kernel concepts and also some core embedded concepts.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Rotate an image by 90 degrees, in place. I was supposed to do in O(n) time.