Senior Manufacturing Software Engineer
Etched · San Jose
CHECKED 7H AGO
Infrastructureonsitesenior$175k–$225k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build software platform powering manufacturing test for frontier AI systems.
- Enable scalable automated manufacturing across our global factory network.
- Help deliver best-in-class throughput and latency for AI inference hardware.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- $2,500 per month housing subsidy for those living within walking distance of the office
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
- Wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Daily lunch + dinner in office
- Significant equity
Ideal candidate
A builder who owns greenfield platforms end-to-end and thrives partnering across hardware, firmware and factory teams. You care about scaling first-generation hardware to mass production with speed, quality and traceability in a fast-paced, in-person environment.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience building production software, backend services, or data platforms
- Strong Python development experience (or equivalent expertise in Go, Java, C#, or TypeScript with Python proficiency)
- Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing, CI/CD, version control, code review, debugging, and production monitoring
- Experience designing scalable APIs, databases, data models, and distributed systems
- Experience integrating software with external systems and building reliable production services
- Experience developing internal applications, dashboards, or operator-facing software
- Comfortable owning technical architecture and building greenfield software platforms
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Willingness to work onsite from our San Jose office and travel internationally to manufacturing partners as needed
- 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