Hardware Systems Engineer

Hardware Systems EngineerWe need to make thoughtful infrastructure choices affecting a significant portion of the Internet. Hardware we work with includes servers and components, as well as PDUs and network hardware. As a Hardware Systems Engineer, you will work with colleagues on the Engineering teams, Product and Performance teams, and Hardware Sourcing teams to design, qualify and maintain Cloudflare's worldwide fleet of servers.What You'll DoSupport and assist in the end to end server product qualification from concept to deployment, ensuring hardware designs (electrical, thermal and mechanical) are optimized for seamless, large-scale implementation by the Infrastructure Operations team.Support and assist gathering product requirements for next generation of servers, and work with silicon vendors to assess performance and select the components (CPU, memory, disk, NIC, GPUs etc)Collaborate closely with strategy, sourcing, and capacity planning teams to steer server infrastructure initiatives in alignment with Cloudflare's business goalsCollaborate with the Site Reliability Engineering team to onboard and integrate the next generation of servers into provisioning tools and fleet management tools.Collaborate with performance team and software teams to optimize software performance on the hardwareCollaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy firmware updates, triage hardware problem reports, resolve hardware issues, maintain automation tools.Communicate your results and updates through blog posts and internal talksExamples Of Desirable Skills, Knowledge And ExperienceBachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer ScienceFoundational knowledge or internship/academic experience with compute design engineering, validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, and deployment used in the data centerCuriosity and desire to learn about the Cloudflare hardware and products used by 20% of all web sitesDesire to learn how a diverse server fleet is managed at scale with tools such as traffic management, capacity planning and failover mechanismsDesire to learn the tools Cloudflare uses to maintain and monitor our hardwareHarness AI tools and automation to fundamentally accelerate the qualification lifecycle, driving exponential efficiency gains and quality standards.Possess the organizational skills and interest to manage cross-functional technical projects, ensuring architectural designs seamlessly align with delivery schedules.Thrive as a deeply self-motivated engineer in ambiguous environments, demonstrating a strong bias for action and the ability to drive initiatives forward without close supervision.Bonus PointsMaster's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer ScienceKnowledge and experience with server hardware including motherboard designs, chassis designs, thermal designs, as well as CPU, memory & storage technologyKnowledge of bash, python and basic Linux task automationKnowledge of Redfish, IPMI and server remote management protocols, and experience with firmware updatesKnowledge or experience of performance optimization based on hardware / software codesignKnowledge and experience of debugging server hardware faults and the ability to engage with our sourcing team and vendors to improve qualityExperience of working with external vendors on server hardware qualification.Experience of observability and monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, as well as the ability to observe trends over timeExperience with software development tools and processes such as Git, TeamCity and JiraExperience in a hyperscale cloud infrastructure role also valuableCompensation may be adjusted depending on work location.This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.Health & Welfare BenefitsMedical/Rx InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceFlexible Spending AccountsCommuter Spending AccountsFertility & Family Forming BenefitsOn-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance ProgramGlobal Travel Medical InsuranceFinancial BenefitsShort and Long Term Disability InsuranceLife & Accident Insurance401(k) Retirement Savings PlanEmployee Stock Participation PlanTime OffFlexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leaveLeave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave