Silicon Validation Engineer, Software
Etched · San Jose
CHECKED 6H AGO
Infrastructureonsite
At a glance
Highlights
- Develop validation firmware that proves AI accelerator ASICs work end to end.
- Drive first-silicon bring-up, boot, and deep debug hands-on in the lab.
- Validate custom AI inference IP across pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Housing subsidy of $2.5k per month for those living within walking distance
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
- Daily lunch and dinner in office
- Wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Ideal candidate
Low-level problem solver who loves hands-on lab debug and owning firmware from emulation to silicon. Collaborative hardware-software thinker motivated by proving cutting-edge AI chips work reliably.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C/C++ for firmware and bare-metal development, plus Python for automation
- Understanding of SoC/computer architecture including CPU cores, memory, caches, interconnects
- Solid embedded fundamentals: bootloaders, HALs, drivers, register/interrupt programming, bare-metal or RTOS
- Familiarity developing and debugging in Linux environments
- Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration across hardware and software teams
- Bachelor's in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
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