About Etched
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. Backed by billions 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’re looking for an Experiences Lead to build and own Etched’s identity in the physical world. You will lead our efforts at industry conferences, Etched-sponsored recruiting events, product launch events, experiences hosted with our investors and ecosystem partners, and internal company events.
You will own events from concept through execution, including creative direction, production, logistics, vendor management, budgets, and measurement. You will partner closely with the founders and other creatives on the team to build exceptional experiences.
We are looking for someone with impeccable taste, a compulsive attention to detail, and the vision and execution ability to deliver curated and authentic in-person experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Cohosted events with investors: Lead event planning and logistics for events we cohost with our investors for top talent
Product launch keynotes: Build our flagship annual event, unveiling new technology through compelling storytelling, polished presentations, and live demonstrations
Company recruiting events: Lead event planning and logistics for open labs and large recruiting events, in partnership with the recruiting team
Conferences and public events: Define Etched’s brand presence at keystone industry conferences and events
Internal company events: Plan and execute offsites, town halls, quarterly full-team gatherings, and major celebrations such as boat parties and holiday parties
Guest speakers: Organize speaker events, including scheduling, logistics, and the attendee experience
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
Have experience in events, experiential marketing, recruiting events, or event production
Have impeccable taste and a portfolio of thoughtful, highly polished experiences
Bring extraordinary attention to detail and remain composed when plans change
Have managed varied event formats and audiences, from intimate executive dinners to large conferences
Can balance creative ambition with budget discipline and operational precision
Are comfortable working directly with executives, engineers, recruiters, agencies, and external partners
Are willing to be occasionally travel
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
Experience with technical recruiting, university, or executive events
Experience producing live demonstrations or events in lab and hardware environments
Relationships with leading venues, production agencies, and experiential partners
A track record of connecting events to measurable recruiting, brand, or business outcomes
Benefits
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 of the office
Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Daily lunch and dinner in our office
Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
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 and work across disciplines as needed.
Skills Required
- Experience in events, experiential marketing, recruiting events, or event production
- Portfolio of thoughtful, highly polished experiences
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to remain composed when plans change
- Experience managing varied event formats and audiences, from executive dinners to large conferences
- Ability to balance creative ambition with budget discipline and operational precision
- Comfort working directly with executives, engineers, recruiters, agencies, and external partners
- Willingness to travel occasionally
- Experience with technical recruiting, university, or executive events
- Experience producing live demonstrations or events in lab and hardware environments
- Relationships with leading venues, production agencies, and experiential partners
- Track record connecting events to measurable recruiting, brand, or business outcomes
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.
Etched Insights
What We Do
By burning the transformer architecture into our chips, we’re creating the world’s most powerful servers for transformer inference.
