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Hardware Platform Engineer (Mid-Senior)
Los Angeles +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 27, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles
San Francisco - Experience
- 3–5 years of professional experience in Platform Engineering, Systems Programming, or Embedded Systems.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Select, qualify, bring up, and maintain reliable Linux hardware platforms for safety-critical systems deployed in demanding environments.
What you'll do
- Evaluate and qualify computing hardware; maintain an approved compatibility matrix and vendor relationships.
- Bring up and tune Linux platforms, contribute to image builds, and develop fleet health monitoring and diagnostic tools.
- Implement platform security and run hardware validation campaigns, documenting results and making production recommendations.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience evaluating, qualifying, or bringing up computing hardware.
- Strong understanding of Linux kernel, boot process, and system configuration, including performance or real-time tuning.
- Ability to write system-level tooling; strong C/C++ experience with willingness to work in Rust is welcome.
- Experience bringing up Linux on new hardware, including BIOS/UEFI configuration and driver validation.
Nice to have
- Experience with Nix / NixOS, Grafana or Prometheus, or GitLab CI.
- Background in high-reliability computing, such as aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure, networking hardware, or hyperscale compute.
Tools
Linux, Rust, C/C++, Nix / NixOS, Grafana, Prometheus, GitLab CI, TPM 2.0
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