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# Hardware Systems Engineer

- **Company:** CloudFlare
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Intelligent Platform Management Interface, Bash Shell, BASIC (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, Failover, Firmware, Hardware Design, Monitoring of Systems, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Software Tools, Prometheus, Remote Infrastructure Management, Motherboard, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Grafana, Git, Storage Technologies, Bug Reporting, Information Technology, Cloudflare, Hardware Infrastructure, Teamcity, Software Performance, Network Server
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/76275331-hardware-systems-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
 * Foundational knowledge or internship/academic experience with compute design engineering, validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, and deployment used in the data center
 * 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
 * Harness 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 Points

 * Masters degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
 * Knowledge and experience with server hardware including motherboard designs, chassis designs, thermal designs, as well as CPU, memory & storage technology
 * Knowledge of bash, python and basic Linux task automation
 * Knowledge of Redfish, IPMI and server remote management protocols, and experience with firmware updates
 * Knowledge or experience of performance optimization based on hardware / software codesign
 * Knowledge and experience of debugging server hardware faults and the ability to engage with our sourcing team and vendors to improve quality
 * 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

## Description

At Cloudflare, were not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; were looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If youre the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, youll fit right in., 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 teams, and Hardware Sourcing teams to design, qualify and maintain Cloudflares worldwide fleet of servers

What You'll Do

 * Support 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 Cloudflares business goals
 * 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
 * Collaborate 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