Backed by Index, Felicis and Redpoint.
About the role
Evaluate x86 and ARM computing platforms, networking equipment, and individual components (CPUs, SSDs, RAM, NICs) for deployment across demanding environments including test cells, benchtop setups, and remote field installations. Establish hardware qualification criteria including thermal behavior, firmware stability, I/O throughput, vibration tolerance, ECC support, and component lifecycle. Build and maintain an approved hardware compatibility matrix and manage vendor and supplier relationships.
What they're looking for
- 3–5 years of professional experience working directly with hardware in Platform Engineering, Systems Programming, or Embedded Systems, with hands-on experience evaluating, qualifying, or bringing up computing hardware
- Deep, first-principles understanding of computing hardware — you read datasheets, catch firmware quirks, flag EOL risk, and know why one SSD is reliable under sustained load and another isn't
- Strong understanding of the Linux kernel, boot process, and system configuration, with experience tuning Linux for performance-sensitive or real-time workloads
- Comfortable writing system-level tooling — hardware diagnostic utilities, performance benchmarks, and monitoring tools. Our stack is primarily in Rust, strong C/C++ experience with willingness to work in Rust is welcome
- Experience bringing up Linux on new hardware platforms including BIOS/UEFI configuration, driver validation, and diagnosing boot and compatibility issues
- Experience with Nix / NixOS for reproducible, declarative system configurations
More about this role
About Revel
At Revel, we are revolutionizing the way the world's most critical hardware is controlled across the aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors. Our next-generation software stack combines an intuitive command-and-control interface, a specialized programming language tailored for hardware control, and a high-performance runtime environment. We empower engineers to build, test, and deploy critical systems rapidly, reliably, and safely. As a Hardware Platform Engineer, you will select, qualify, and maintain the hardware platforms our software runs on, ensuring every system deployed to the field is reliable, performant, and purpose-built for safety-critical operation.
Role Overview
You will own the hardware platform end-to-end, including evaluating and selecting computing and networking hardware, writing system-level tooling for performance monitoring and diagnostics, and ensuring our Linux environment is tuned for real-time, safety-critical workloads. You'll define what hardware Revel runs on and prove that it meets our reliability standards before it reaches the field.
Hardware Selection & Qualification
Evaluate x86 and ARM computing platforms, networking...
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