Staff Hardware Design Engineer
Core
Design and implement hardware infrastructure for Fastly's edge cloud platform, ensuring high performance, availability, and scalability for global digital experiences.
Role type
Staff Hardware Design Engineer
Builds
Hardware infrastructure for Fastly's edge cloud platform (POPs)
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Edge computing / Hardware systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Hardware system architecture, Networking, Distributed systems engineering, Vendor management, Technical documentation, Management platforms (IPMI, SSH, PXE), Telemetry systems
Preferred skills
Storage and memory subsystems, Firmware development, Bash scripting, CDN architecture, Open source OS/hypervisors, Test automation, CPU architectures
Technologies
IPMI, SSH, PXE, Bash, Open source OS, Hypervisors
Responsibilities
Collaborate with software teams and vendors to evolve hardware infrastructure; Develop specifications and RFPs for hardware lifecycle; Guide vendor selection and test engineering samples; Drive development of custom SKUs for CAPEX efficiency; Implement hardware, firmware, and BIOS changes; Troubleshoot hardware throughout the lifecycle; Mentor junior engineers; Conduct vendor quality activities (FAI, audits, root cause analysis)
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
