Hardware Systems Engineer
Core
Troubleshoot, maintain, and automate updates for Cloudflare's worldwide fleet of storage and compute servers, including firmware validation and deployment.
Role type
Mid-level IC hardware systems engineer (server fleet management)
Builds
Reliable, high-performance server infrastructure serving 20% of global internet traffic
Domain
Internet infrastructure / Data center hardware
Required skills
x86 server hardware architecture, firmware management, Linux automation (bash/python), Redfish/IPMI protocols, configuration management (Salt), vendor troubleshooting
Preferred skills
ARM platform knowledge, observability tools (Prometheus/Grafana), large-scale fleet management, software development lifecycle tools (Git/Bitbucket/Jira)
Technologies
Salt, Redfish, IPMI, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash, Python, Linux, x86, ARM
Responsibilities
Validate and deploy firmware updates to the server fleet; troubleshoot hardware issues with vendors and SRE teams; develop automation tools for fleet management; communicate results via internal documentation and talks
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
