Firmware Engineer
Etched · Austin
CHECKED 7H AGO
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At a glance
Highlights
- Build hardware for frontier intelligence with best-in-class throughput and latency.
- Co-develop software unlocking the full potential of very large AI models.
- Build AI solutions for natural language, reasoning automation and generative media.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health
- Daily lunch and dinner in office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Ideal candidate
A hands-on systems builder who loves working across hardware and software to solve ambiguous problems. You thrive in fast-moving teams and care about pushing frontier AI inference forward.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience in software development and with data structures/algorithms
- Experience developing and testing software on launching products
- Experience with firmware design, implementation and troubleshooting
- Experience with embedded architectures and IO technologies (I2C, SPI, PCIe, DRAM)
- Familiarity with scalability, fault tolerance and consistency concepts
- Experience solving ambiguous problems and customer issues (preferred)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- remote policy
- On-site in Austin with regular travel to San Jose
Lab profile
About Etched
Building specialized AI chips and systems for frontier inference with best-in-class throughput and latency.
What they build
- Sohu AI inference chip
- AI racks and hardware systems
- Inference software stack
Known for
- Full-stack co-design of chips, racks, software and manufacturing
- Best-in-class throughput and latency for prefill and decode
- Inference-optimized architecture
Key facts
- Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors