Supercomputing Engineer

• Etched is building at-scale AI systems that will unlock faster, more efficient inference for billions of people, and the Supercomputing team is critical in enabling this mission
• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Engineer to join our Supercomputing team to help build the foundational software that powers our cluster-scale AI compute deployments
• This role on the core team involves the development, integration, and debugging of critical system components, including on control-plane software, system bring-up, telemetry, orchestration primitives, and performance tuning at the hardware–software boundary
• Architect and implement low-level control-plane software responsible for system bring-up, configuration, and management of cluster-scale AI compute deployments
• Build system services that interact directly with hardware, firmware, and the operating system
• Develop telemetry, logging, and tracing infrastructure for diagnosing failures and driving performance improvements
• Implement orchestration primitives for managing devices, nodes, and racks
• Profile and tune performance across PCIe, memory, networking, kernel, and runtime layers
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, kernel, and runtime teams to co-design system interfaces and behavior
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Equity - We offer a competitive salary and equity package that aligns with industry standards
• Benefits - Your wellbeing is important to us. We offer unlimited PTO, life insurance, and a 401(k)
• Full Insurance Coverage - Our insurance includes full medical, dental, and vision with 100% of premium covered- Strong debugging skills using logs, tracing, and low-level observability tools
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for low-level systems programming
• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating across hardware and software teams
• Experience working close to hardware: drivers, DMA, interrupts, memory management, or device control paths
• Deep understanding of Linux internals, kernel/user-space boundaries, and system-level debugging
• Experience with data center orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience with kernel development, device drivers, or firmware-adjacent software
• Familiarity with PCIe, NUMA, networking, or high-speed interconnects
• Experience with tracing and profiling tools such as perf, eBPF, ftrace, or custom instrumentation
• Background in HPC, AI infrastructure, or large-scale compute systems
• Experience taking complex systems from early bring-up through stable operation
• Experience designing system test harnesses and failure-injection frameworks
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or cluster orchestration at the node or control-plane level