Hardware Systems Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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JOB TITLE: Hardware Systems Engineer The Hardware Systems Engineer joins the Hardware Engineering team to support the global network infrastructure. You will design, qualify, and maintain a worldwide fleet of servers, ensuring hardware designs are optimized for electrical, thermal, and mechanical requirements. Day-to-day responsibilities include gathering product requirements for next-generation servers, collaborating with silicon vendors to select components like CPUs, memory, and GPUs, and working with Site Reliability Engineering to integrate hardware into provisioning tools. You will also triage hardware problem reports, deploy firmware updates, and maintain automation tools. Key skills include knowledge of computer engineering, bash, Python, and Linux. You will also utilize Redfish, IPMI, and Prometheus to manage hardware performance and reliability across a diverse server fleet to ensure seamless internet traffic delivery.

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Python Bash Linux Redfish IPMI Prometheus Grafana Git TeamCity Jira Hardware Engineering Firmware Updates Performance Benchmarking Capacity Planning Server Hardware CPU Memory Storage NIC Thermal Design

What you'll do

Support end-to-end server product qualification from initial concept to large-scale deployment.
Gather product requirements and work with silicon vendors to select components like CPUs, memory, and GPUs.
Collaborate with sourcing and capacity planning teams to align server infrastructure with business goals.
Integrate next-generation servers into provisioning and fleet management tools with the Site Reliability Engineering team.
Optimize software performance on hardware in coordination with performance and software engineering teams.
Deploy firmware updates, triage hardware problem reports, and maintain automation tools.
Communicate technical results and project updates through internal talks and blog posts.

What we're looking for

Support end-to-end server product qualification from concept to deployment.
Gather product requirements and work with silicon vendors to select components like CPUs, memory, and GPUs.
Collaborate with SRE and software teams to integrate servers into provisioning tools and optimize performance.
Deploy firmware updates, triage hardware problem reports, and maintain automation tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science (preferred).
Foundational knowledge or internship experience with compute design engineering, validation, and performance benchmarking (preferred).
Knowledge of bash, python, Linux automation, and server remote management protocols like Redfish or IPMI (preferred).
Authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws.

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