Hardware Systems Engineer - Data Center HWE
Core
Evaluate next-generation server platforms and guide strategic processor selection to optimize cloud-scale compute infrastructure for efficiency and cost.
Role type
Senior IC server hardware engineer (CPU architecture & performance)
Builds
Compute cloud infrastructure (x86, ARM, accelerator-enabled systems)
Domain
Cloud computing + CPU architecture
Required skills
CPU architecture evaluation, microbenchmarking, workload profiling, Kubernetes optimization, TCO modeling, performance modeling, OEM/vendor collaboration, telemetry analysis
Preferred skills
Power/performance tuning, BIOS/firmware optimization, SmartNIC/GPU architecture knowledge, internal dashboard development
Technologies
Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, ARM, Kubernetes, KVM, SPEC, fio, sysbench, perf, pmu-tools, Prometheus, Grafana, eBPF
Responsibilities
Evaluate and compare CPU architectures for cloud and containerized workloads; Assess server platforms including memory, PCIe topology, and accelerator integration; Profile workload patterns to identify bottlenecks and inform capacity planning; Lead CPU and server platform recommendations for procurement cycles.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
