Hardware Systems Engineer
Core
Design, qualify, and maintain Cloudflare's worldwide fleet of servers and network hardware to support 20% of global internet traffic.
Role type
Senior IC hardware systems engineer (data center infrastructure)
Builds
Global server fleet, network hardware, and provisioning tools
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Data center hardware
Required skills
server hardware qualification, component selection (CPU, memory, disk, NIC, GPUs), thermal/mechanical/electrical design, firmware updates, cross-functional project management, automation tooling
Preferred skills
motherboard/chassis design, Redfish/IPMI protocols, performance optimization, observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana), vendor management, hyperscale cloud experience
Technologies
Linux, bash, python, Git, TeamCity, Jira, Prometheus, Grafana, Redfish, IPMI
Responsibilities
Support end-to-end server product qualification from concept to deployment; Gather product requirements for next-generation servers and select components with silicon vendors; Collaborate with SRE to onboard servers into provisioning and fleet management tools; Optimize software performance on hardware; Deploy firmware updates and resolve hardware issues; Communicate results via internal blogs and talks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
