About Etched Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.

Job Summary At Etched, every role is critical, but as an IT Engineer, you’ll be the key to ensuring everyone can perform at their highest level. You’ll be the trusted resource who keeps our high-performance engineering and operations environment running seamlessly, so teams can innovate without barriers. In this role, you’ll drive company-wide productivity, empower engineers with tools and infrastructure to move at maximum velocity, and champion a culture of operational excellence across all systems. From enabling cutting-edge chip development workflows to streamlining day-to-day IT operations, you’ll ensure nothing slows down our mission to build transformational AI innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Representative Projects

• Managing a mixed-OS engineering environment (Linux for EDA tools, Windows/macOS for general use) — including imaging, patching, and security hardening.
• Designing and maintaining secure network infrastructure (VPNs, VLANs, firewalls, access control) to protect sensitive chip design IP.
• Implementing and managing endpoint/device lifecycle systems (procurement, setup, MDM, retirement) for engineering and operations teams.

You May Be a Good Fit If You Have

• 5-7+ years in an IT support or engineering role with experience across macOS, Windows and Linux
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a proactive and ownership-driven mindset.
• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Proven experience with endpoint management tools (e.g., Jump,Cloud, Jamf, Intune, Kandji).
• Hands-on expertise in enterprise VPNs, wireless networking, and zero-trust access models.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage

• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits

• Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office

• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)

• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more

• Daily lunch + dinner in our office

How We’re Different Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.

We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.

Compensation Range: $150K - $250K