Hardware Systems Engineer
Core
Design, qualify, and maintain Cloudflare's global server fleet, collaborating with ODM partners and internal teams to ensure hardware reliability and performance for 20% of the world's internet traffic.
Role type
Senior IC hardware systems engineer
Builds
Next-generation servers and global server fleet infrastructure
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / Data center hardware
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Server hardware design, CPU architecture, memory and storage technologies, ODM coordination, hardware validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, Linux automation, Bash, Python
Preferred skills
Masters degree, external vendor qualification experience, observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana), software development tools (Git, TeamCity, Jira), hyperscale cloud infrastructure experience, server fault diagnosis
Technologies
Bash, Cloud, Git, Grafana, Hardware, JIRA, Linux, Network, Prometheus, Python, Security, TeamCity
Responsibilities
Coordinate activities with ODM partners and internal teams (Network Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, Supply Chain, Software Engineering), Gather requirements for next-generation servers, Review ODM server hardware designs (electrical, mechanical, thermal), Maintain hardware asset records in DCIM tools, Create documentation for hardware requirements and lifecycle management, Contribute to process improvements for hardware reliability, Create and track Jira tickets for hardware tasks
