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Firmware Intern

Etched · San Jose

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Develop firmware for chips built to run large AI models efficiently.
  • Bring up new silicon and validate features for real-world AI workloads.
  • Work across drivers, system init, and model-execution frameworks.

What they offer

  • 12-week paid internship
  • Housing support for relocating interns
  • Daily lunch and dinner in office
  • Direct mentorship from industry leaders

Ideal candidate

Computer science or engineering student who loves low-level systems and hardware/software co-design, eager to bring up new silicon and collaborate across hardware and software teams in person.

Requirements

  • Progress towards Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust
  • Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
  • Strong understanding of low-level software engineering
  • Strong understanding of hardware/software co-design
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
remote policy
fully in-person

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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