Network Hardware Engineer

TL;DR

Network Hardware Engineer: Driving the selection and qualification process for network devices used in hirify.global's Global Network with an accent on hardware design, validation, and performance benchmarking. Focus on improving testing efficiency and assisting operational engineers by troubleshooting hardware issues.

Location: Must be located in Austin, TX

Company

hirify.global is a technology company with a mission to help build a better Internet by protecting and accelerating any Internet application online.

What you will do

• Lead the introduction of new network hardware systems, including detailed engineering validation in lab environments.
• Gather requirements, contribute to network architecture, and execute hardware design and product validation.
• Partner with Network Engineering & Operations, Datacenter Engineering & Operations, and other operational teams to make network hardware decisions.
• Assist operational engineers by troubleshooting, reproducing, and resolving network hardware issues.
• Develop tools and automation to effectively evaluate network hardware performance.
• Document and share results and updates via blog/wiki posts, ticketing systems, and internal presentations.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven ability to conduct thorough evaluation and experimentation, including testing, measurement, and/or simulation of hardware performance.
• Extensive experience with networking hardware architecture, validation, performance benchmarking, debugging, and deployment.
• Deep knowledge of network engineering and protocols used in data center switching and routing as well as Internet routing.
• Track record of driving engineering projects from idea to experiment to implementation.
• Demonstrated success in working with OEM/ODMs and technology vendors.

Nice to have

• Adept at automating traffic generation equipment (Spirent/Ixia) and test cases.
• In-depth hardware knowledge of platforms (ASICs, TCAMs, Packet-Pipelines, etc).
• Familiarity with different network operating systems such as Junos, IOS-XR, EOS, SONiC, and ArcOS.
• Proficient in using observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana, with the ability to analyze and observe trends over time.
• Hands-on experience with configuring and validating RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) fabrics, specifically implementing Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) on network devices.

Culture & Benefits

• Protecting the free and open Internet.