Etched · 1 day ago
Supercomputing Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelEtched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers, delivering high performance and lower cost. They are seeking a highly skilled Engineer to join their Supercomputing team to develop foundational software for cluster-scale AI compute deployments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)SemiconductorElectronicsHardwareAI InfrastructureComputer
Responsibilities
Architect and implement low-level control-plane software responsible for system bring-up, configuration, and management of cluster-scale AI compute deployments
Build system services that interact directly with hardware, firmware, and the operating system
Develop telemetry, logging, and tracing infrastructure for diagnosing failures and driving performance improvements
Implement orchestration primitives for managing devices, nodes, and racks
Profile and tune performance across PCIe, memory, networking, kernel, and runtime layers
Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, kernel, and runtime teams to co-design system interfaces and behavior
Qualification
Required
Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for low-level systems programming
Deep understanding of Linux internals, kernel/user-space boundaries, and system-level debugging
Experience working close to hardware: drivers, DMA, interrupts, memory management, or device control paths
Strong debugging skills using logs, tracing, and low-level observability tools
Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating across hardware and software teams
Preferred
Experience with data center orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
Experience with kernel development, device drivers, or firmware-adjacent software
Familiarity with PCIe, NUMA, networking, or high-speed interconnects
Experience with tracing and profiling tools such as perf, eBPF, ftrace, or custom instrumentation
Experience taking complex systems from early bring-up through stable operation
Background in HPC, AI infrastructure, or large-scale compute systems
Experience designing system test harnesses and failure-injection frameworks
Familiarity with Kubernetes or cluster orchestration at the node or control-plane level
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Daily lunch + dinner in our office
Company
Etched
Building the hardware for superintelligence
Founded in 2022
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$625.36MKey Investors
StripesPositive Sum,Primary Venture PartnersPrimary Venture Partners
2026-01-14Series Unknown· $500M
2024-06-25Series A· $120M
2023-05-16Seed· $5.36M
Leadership Team
Chris Zhu
Co-Founder
Robert Wachen
Co-Founder and President
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