RTL Design Engineer
Etched · San Jose
CHECKED 8H AGO
Infrastructureonsitesenior$150k–$275k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build hardware for frontier intelligence with best-in-class throughput.
- Work on inference-focused systems spanning prefill and decode workloads.
- Co-design chips, racks, software and manufacturing from the ground up.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- $2.5k per month housing subsidy near office
- Relocation support for moving to San Jose
- Wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Daily lunch + dinner in office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
- Significant equity
Ideal candidate
A self-directed hardware engineer who thrives in fast-paced, in-person teams and is eager to learn modern AI. You care about owning critical silicon that powers frontier inference.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of work experience in RTL development
- Experience with high-speed digital logic
- Proficiency in standard RTL design and synthesis tools
- Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches
- Able to learn quickly about transformers and modern AI
- Willing to start quickly
- 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