Hardware Systems Engineer
Hardware Systems Engineer
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$ 162000 - 180000
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Job Description
At Cloudflare we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the worlds largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware installing software or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network which gets smarter with every request. As a result they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazines Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the Worlds Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!
Available Locations: Austin US San Francisco US or Seattle US. (Austin preferred)
About The Department
Cloudflares Infrastructure group is responsible for building our global network. Our Hardware Engineering team helps research develop test and deploy new equipment enabling 20% of the worlds internet traffic to be served smoothly. Deployed across 330 cities in 120 countries the hardware we select helps improve the security reliability and performance of the Internet.
About The Role
We 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 Optimization teams and Hardware Sourcing teams to design qualify and maintain Cloudflares worldwide fleet of servers
What Youll Do
- Work with product teams at Cloudfare to gather 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)
- Work with ODM partners to specify design and determine the key performance indicators of Cloudflares next generation of servers for the fleet
- Qualify the server hardware across EVT/DVT/PVT phases and deploy in Cloudflare production environment
- Collaborate 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 hardware
- Work 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 talks
Examples Of Desirable Skills Knowledge And Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
- Extensive experience with compute design engineering validation performance benchmarking debugging and deployment used in the data center
- Knowledge of CPU architectures preferably both x86 and ARM
- Knowledge and experience with server hardware including motherboard designs CPU architecture memory & storage technology
- Knowledge of performance benchmarking ; Previous experience in testing measuring and/or simulating hardware performance and an understanding of no-stone-left-unturned experimentation
- Knowledge of bash python and basic Linux task automation
- Knowledge of Redfish IPMI and server remote management protocols and experience with firmware updates
- Curiosity and desire to learn about the Cloudflare hardware and products used by 20% of all web sites
- Desire to learn how a diverse server fleet is managed at scale with tools such as traffic management capacity planning and failover mechanisms
- Desire to learn the tools Cloudflare uses to maintain and monitor our hardware
Bonus Points
- Masters degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or Compute Science
- Experience of performance optimization based on hardware / software codesign
- Experience of kernel development compiler optimization or driver development.
- Experience 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 time
- Experience with software development tools and processes such as Git TeamCity and Jira
- Experience in a hyperscale cloud infrastructure role also valuable
- Knowledge of debugging server hardware faults and the ability to engage with our sourcing team and vendors to improve quality
- Knowledge of XPU/accelerator architectures is a plus
Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location and level. (Hiring at multiple levels: Junior P2 Mid P3 or Senior P4)
- For San Francisco based hires: Estimated annual salary of $162000 - $180000. (Mid Level)
Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflares equity plan.
Benefits
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 Benefits
- Medical/Rx Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
- On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
- Global Travel Medical Insurance
Financial Benefits
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Stock Participation Plan
Time Off
- Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
- Leave programs including parental pregnancy health medical and bereavement leave
What Makes Cloudflare Special
Were not just a highly ambitious large-scale technology company. Were a highly ambitious large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo: Since 2014 weve equipped more than 2400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work technology already used by Cloudflares enterprise customers--at no cost.
Athenian Project: In 2017 we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project weve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Heres the deal - we dont store client IP addresses never ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.
Sound like something youd like to be a part of Wed love to hear from you!
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Employment Type
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