Firmware & Hardware Systems Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Systems Engineer with a firmware focus to advance security goals across our hardware platforms in the U.S. You will own firmware features, collaborate with internal teams, and guide vendor engagements to meet ambitious engineering milestones for 2027 and beyond.

The role emphasizes OpenBMC firmware, server hardware expertise, and strong collaboration across departments. Location flexibility includes Austin, TX, with regional compensation considerations.

Formación

• Experience developing firmware and/or embedded SW
• Knowledgeable about servers, enterprise systems and hardware interfaces
• A good understanding of hardware security for servers
• Familiarity with Redfish standards
• Curious and very eager to learn
• Great communication, collaboration and detail oriented
• Can build firmwares from open source codes, build demos & POCs, setup systems & run synthetic tests, and debug complex firmware problems as needed
• Can create python/bash scripts and edit firmware/driver source code

Responsabilidades

• Maintain and improve OpenBMC firmware; design and develop features based on industry standards such as OCP and DMTF
• Engage with vendors and guide them through our requirements
• Design solutions for observability and configurations for server subsystems (e.g., DIMMs, NICs)
• Partner with internal teams to understand HW security requirements and build a roadmap for Cloudflare
• Contribute to HW provisioning in HW Lab (BIOS, FW, and tools)
• Develop and review requirements/code/tests/design documents
• Own future FW or HW security tasks and deliver on time with high quality
• Build simple, well-defined plans that are adaptable over time

Conocimientos

Firmware development

Embedded software

Server hardware

Hardware security

Redfish standards

Python scripting

Vendor engagement

Debug firmware issues

Herramientas

Yocto/Buildroot

UEFI development

Descripción del empleo

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Systems Engineer with a firmware focus to advance security goals across our hardware platforms in the U.S. You will own firmware features, collaborate with internal teams, and guide vendor engagements to meet ambitious engineering milestones for 2027 and beyond.

The role emphasizes OpenBMC firmware, server hardware expertise, and strong collaboration across departments. Location flexibility includes Austin, TX, with regional compensation considerations.