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
We are seeking a Design Verification Engineer to join our Internal IP DV team. You will ensure the custom IPs powering Sohu — including systolic arrays, DMA engines, and NoCs — are robust, high-performance, and silicon-ready. This role demands creativity, deep technical ability, and the drive to tackle complex verification challenges. You will collaborate with architects, RTL designers, and SW/FW/emulation teams to validate correctness and performance across the full hardware-software stack.
Key responsibilities
Develop and maintain UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches for high-performance IPs (compute arrays, DMAs, NoCs, memory subsystems).
Define and execute verification plans covering functional correctness, corner cases, concurrency, and performance bottlenecks.
Debug complex datapath and protocol issues in RTL and testbench environments.
Work closely with architects and designers to validate functionality and design intent.
Partner with SW, FW, and emulation teams to ensure end-to-end bring-up and debug coverage.
Contribute to reusable DV infrastructure, coverage models, and methodology improvements.
You may be a good fit if you have
Proficiency with UVM and SystemVerilog.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex digital designs.
Solid knowledge of computer architecture and digital design fundamentals.
Hands-on experience verifying datapaths, memory systems, interconnects, or high-throughput fabrics.
Strong candidates may also have experience with
Familiarity with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal verification techniques.
Experience verifying systolic arrays, DMA engines, or NoC/AXI protocols.
Scripting skills (Python/Perl/TCL or similar) for automation, debug and regression flows.
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.
Skills Required
- At least 8 years of relevant experience developing scalable test benches
- Proven understanding of System Verilog testbench language
- Experience with high speed SerDes
- Willing to start quickly
- Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
Etched Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Etched and has not been reviewed or approved by Etched.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity growth is described as strong and significant equity is part of the package. High total compensation for technical roles reinforces the equity-led upside.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage include generous premium support, indicating robust core healthcare. This reduces employee cost exposure for essential coverage.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Daily lunch and dinner, a housing subsidy for those living near the office, relocation support, and wellness perks are highlighted. These offerings lower day-to-day living costs and support practical wellbeing.
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What We Do
By burning the transformer architecture into our chips, we’re creating the world’s most powerful servers for transformer inference.
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