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Full-Time
Network Hardware Engineer
Posted on 12/14/2022
Web performance & security platform
Hardware
Consumer Software
Junior, Mid, Senior
London, UK
Required Skills
Python
Computer Networking
Requirements
- Extensive experience with networking hardware architecture, validation, performance benchmarking, debug, and deployment
- Previous experience in testing, measuring, and/or simulating hardware performance and an understanding of no-stone-left-unturned experimentation
- Deep knowledge of network engineering and protocols used in data center switching and routing, Internet routing, and optical line systems
- Track record of driving engineering projects from idea to experiment to implementation
- Demonstrated success in working with ODMs and technology vendors
- Professional-level proficiency in Python, Go, or similar programming and/or scripting languages
Responsibilities
- Develop systems for Cloudflare's next generation of network hardware. Examples of network hardware that Cloudflare purchases are: switches, routers, line cards, metro optical/line systems, optics/transceivers
- Experiment with different designs and solutions for Cloudflare's network hardware and work cross-functionally with Network Engineering and Hardware Sourcing to enact your suggestions globally
- Work with vendors to obtain, debug, and maintain the most efficient and effective next-generation network hardware and software for Cloudflare's workload
- Develop tools and automation to evaluate network hardware performance
- Partner with engineers in the Network Engineering, Network Operations, Datacenter Engineering, and Observability teams to make informed decisions about hardware strategy
- Communicate your results and updates through blog posts, internal talks, and tickets
Desired Qualifications
- Familiar with traffic generation equipment such as Spirent or Ixia is a plus
- Experience with white-box network switches and open source projects such as openswitch.net
- Experience with Juniper equipment, especially the QFX, PTX, and/or MX series
- Operational experience as a network engineer in a hyperscale cloud infrastructure
- In-depth knowledge of platforms (ASICs, TCAMs, etc)
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet. The company specializes in providing a content delivery network and DDoS mitigation services.
Company Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$354.3M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2009
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 8%1 year growth
↑ 21%2 year growth
↑ 47%Benefits
Competitive salaries
Take-what-you-need paid vacation policy
Comprehensive health plans and benefits
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Commuter and ride share options
Returnships
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