Network Hardware Engineer
Core
Drive the selection, qualification, and validation of network devices for Cloudflare's Global Network, managing the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and supporting operations with hardware troubleshooting.
Role type
Senior IC Network Hardware Engineer
Builds
Network hardware systems and validation frameworks for a global internet infrastructure
Domain
Internet infrastructure / Data center networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Network hardware architecture validation, Data center switching and routing protocols, Python scripting, Hardware design and product validation, OEM/ODM vendor management, Engineering project lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Traffic generation equipment automation (Spirent/Ixia), ASIC/TCAM/Packet-Pipeline knowledge, Optical line systems and transceiver troubleshooting, Network OS familiarity (Junos, IOS-XR, EOS, SONiC, ArcOS), White-box switch experience, Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana), RoCEv2 fabric configuration
Technologies
Python, Spirent, Ixia, Junos, IOS-XR, EOS, SONiC, ArcOS, Prometheus, Grafana, RoCEv2
Responsibilities
Lead new network hardware system introductions and engineering validation in lab environments, Gather requirements and execute hardware design and product validation, Develop automated test plans to evaluate network hardware performance, Partner with Network Engineering and Operations teams on hardware decisions, Troubleshoot and resolve network hardware issues for operational teams, Document and share validation results via internal channels
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
