Firmware Engineer
Etched · Austin
Infrastructureonsite
At a glance
Highlights
- Co-develop software driving full potential of very large AI models.
- Build inference-focused hardware delivering best-in-class throughput and latency.
- Contribute to AI solutions revolutionizing NLP and generative media.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Daily lunch + dinner in our office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Ideal candidate
A hands-on systems builder who loves working across hardware and software to unlock frontier model performance and thrives solving ambiguous problems in close collaboration.
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, IO technologies as well as scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- Experience resolving customer-related issues
- Experience solving ambiguous problems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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
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