Hardware Engineer

Rakuten

Hardware

Linux

About this role

Within Rakuten Mobile's Cloud Platform Department, the Hardware Engineer works in the Cloud Infrastructure Section on the server hardware platform used by the mobile network's core data center. The team designs, develops, deploys and supports hardware for the cloud infrastructure, coordinating with vendors and adjacent virtualization, networking, field-engineering and data-center operations teams. The work includes defining server hardware specifications and researching new technologies; evaluating servers and components including BMC, networking, storage and CPUs; and supporting deployment, handover and ongoing operation. The engineer investigates hardware failures, identifies root causes, applies preventive measures, and supports replacement or repair. Candidates need knowledge of server and component design and at least five years' experience in that area, plus at least one of Linux OS and device-driver knowledge or experience developing tools with shell scripts or Python.

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