Job brief: Hardware Development Engineer

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• Listed on Rubrik's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-12 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-12.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $143,000 to $214,400 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Palo Alto, CA · Palo Alto, CA HQ Office
• Posted: 2026-11-11

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 3 years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics, or related technical field (or foreign equivalent)
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in the job offered or related hardware engineering position.
• 1 year of experience testing x86 server hardware with network adapters of different speeds and different disk controllers.
• 1 year of experience with NVMe M.2, U.2, SATA, SAS SSD’s on servers
• 1 year of experience planning schedules, drafting SOP’s, and writing up test instructions. (This includes test bed setup and testing and planning and estimating the duration for t…
• 1 year of experience validating firmware, software deliverables of customer products and reporting bugs, as well as testing on various server firmware and driver deliverables.

Main duties

• Drive technical issues to closure by working with internal and field engineers to build customer test environments, identify and track root cause to resolve …

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Palo Alto, CA: $198k a year (231 listings, 5 employers). This listing is 10% lower.
• Across Rubrik's 87 open listings, 38% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Rubrik hires

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