Senior Network Hardware Engineer — NPI & Automation Lead

Cloudflare; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity plan

Comprehensive benefits

Zusammenfassung

Cloudflare Austin seeks a Senior Network Hardware Engineer to lead NPI for network devices and qualify new OS images. You will drive testing, automation, and collaboration with Operations, Datacenters, and Network teams.

Bring deep experience in data center networking, hardware validation, and Python-based tooling. This role emphasizes proactive problem-solving and cross-team communication to keep Cloudflare’s global network robust and scalable.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• Proven ability to evaluate hardware performance via testing, measurement, or simulation
• Extensive experience with networking hardware architecture, validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, and deployment
• Deep knowledge of data center networking, routing, and Internet routing protocols
• Track record of driving engineering projects from idea to implementation
• Experience collaborating with OEMs/ODMs and technology vendors
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages
• Familiarity with AI tools/agents for testing and automation

Aufgaben

• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) for network devices used in Cloudflare’s Global Network
• Create and automate test plans aligned with operations and hardware constraints
• Evaluate and qualify new production network OS images and versions
• Reproduce bugs for TAC support and test new features and major configuration updates
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to make network hardware decisions
• Document results and share updates via blogs, wikis, tickets, and internal presentations

Kenntnisse

Network hardware architecture

Validation & benchmarking

Routing protocols

OEM/ODMs collaboration

Python scripting

Testing & automation

Problem solving

Ausbildung

BS/MS/PhD in CE/EE/CS

Tools

Python

Junos

IOS-XR

EOS

SONiC

ArcOS

Prometheus

Grafana

Jobbeschreibung

Cloudflare Austin seeks a Senior Network Hardware Engineer to lead NPI for network devices and qualify new OS images. You will drive testing, automation, and collaboration with Operations, Datacenters, and Network teams.

Bring deep experience in data center networking, hardware validation, and Python-based tooling. This role emphasizes proactive problem-solving and cross-team communication to keep Cloudflare’s global network robust and scalable.