Hardware System Engineer

Description Shape the Future of AI Infrastructure with VAST Data This is a rare opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in tech history, right at the epicenter of the AI revolution. Recognized by Forbes as "the future of the market," VAST Data is building the foundational enterprise software powering the AI era. We engineer platforms that capture, catalog, refine, and protect massive datasets across data centers, edge, and cloud, making real-time analytics, AI training, and inference simpler and faster than ever before. Our explosive growth is fueled by relentless engineering innovation, a customer-first mindset, and a team of fearless VASTronauts who thrive on solving computing's hardest problems. Join us at this pivotal moment in technology history and make a lasting impact on how the world processes data. We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize high-performance distributed systems, core data engines, and backend infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for qualifying hardware components such as servers, JBOFs, SSDs, network cards, switches, and optical transceivers. You will write requirement documents for new features, work with vendors on implementation and debugging, and transfer knowledge to internal teams, including software developers, QA, support, and manufacturing. Additionally, you will become the subject matter expert for specific hardware platforms and technologies. Join us and contribute to shaping the future of data management while being part of a fast-growing, innovative company. Requirements Required Skills: Demonstrate a detailed system-level understanding of systems Previous experience in hardware design, firmware design, linux device drivers and/or QA/verification of complex systems. B.a. / B.Sc EE or CS - an advantage Prior experience in at least one of the following technical areas: PCIe: Link training, configuration space, configuration procedures by the OS, hot-plug, transport layer, PCIe switch, SR-IOV, experience with PCIe Gen.4+ an advantage. Server design: x86 CPUs, BMC, IPMI, Redfish, SMBus/I2C, BIOS, UEFI, design for high availability, thermal design. Storage systems: NVMe SSDs, NVMeoF, RAID, OCP SSDs Networking: 100/200/400/800G Ethernet, Infiniband, RDMA, NVMeoF, QoS, Flow Control, VxLANs, Optical Tranceivers, cables and DPUs Linux: Device drivers, memory management, hardware debug and test tools.