Revel

Hardware Platform Engineer (Mid-Senior)

Los Angeles · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$192k-$270kDetected 55 days ago

C++GitLinuxPrometheusGrafanaPlatform EngineeringEmbedded SystemsLoad Testing

About the role

You'll define what hardware Revel runs on and prove that it meets our reliability standards before it reaches the field.

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.
Contribute to the OS image build and deployment pipeline.
Implement and maintain platform-level security including Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, disk encryption, and image signing. Design these controls for systems that operate in air-gapped environments with no connectivity to external services.
Design and execute qualification campaigns for new hardware platforms.
Document results and make go/no-go recommendations for production deployment.
Re-validate when vendors ship component revisions or substitutions.
Develop diagnostic utilities for performance characterization and failure triage, both in-house and in the field.
Implement and maintain platform-level security including Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, disk encryption, and image signing.
Design these controls for systems that operate in air-gapped environments with no connectivity to external services.

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.
Strong understanding of the Linux kernel, boot process, and system configuration, with experience tuning Linux for performance-sensitive or real-time workloads.
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.
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.
Comfortable writing system-level tooling - hardware diagnostic utilities, performance benchmarks, and monitoring tools. Our stack is primarily in Rust

Experience with Nix / NixOS for reproducible, declarative system configurations.
Familiarity with hardware monitoring via Grafana or Prometheus.
Experience with GitLab CI for automating platform builds and validation.
Background in high-reliability computing - aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure, networking hardware, or hyperscale compute.
ITAR Requirements
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You will join a high-velocity team where your work is the literal foundation of our technology.
If you are a hardware enthusiast who loves the low-level details of kernels and controllers and wants to see your work deployed on the world's most critical systems, Revel is where you belong.

The base salary range for this role is $192,000 - $270,000.
Actual compensation will depend on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
Revel is committed to paying fairly and competitively - the posted range reflects what we genuinely expect to pay for this role.
We're building something that doesn't exist yet, and the people who help us get there matter more than a job level. If your experience meaningfully exceeds the scope of this role, we're open to calibrating the position and the compensation accordingly.
In addition to base salary, this role includes meaningful equity. We're an early-stage company and believe the people building Revel should share in what we're creating.

Health insurance - We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage to support you and your family.
Equity - All full-time employees receive equity, ensuring that you share in Revel's success and growth.
Life insurance - Company-paid life insurance gives you and your family peace of mind.
Parental leave - We offer paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents.
Unlimited PTO - We trust you to take the time you need.
Unlimited PTO for all full-time employees.
Fleet Health & Diagnostics
Build tooling to monitor hardware health across a growing fleet of deployed systems - tracking disk wear, thermal behavior, memory errors, firmware versions, and component lifecycle status.

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