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.
As we scale, we’re looking for a Talent Sourcer (Supercomputing/ML) to build and own some of the most high-leverage, relationship-driven parts of our recruiting function. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a company poised to become the next NVIDIA.
Talent Sourcer (Supercomputing/ML)
To maintain our competitive edge as we approach production, we’re expanding our team with a data-driven and inventive technical sourcer. You’ll work closely with recruiters, hiring managers, engineers, and leadership to identify, engage, and build pipelines of world-class technical talent.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-talent-density environments and loves the hunt — especially when it means going beyond traditional sourcing channels to uncover exceptional engineers before anyone else does.
What You’ll DoOwn top-of-funnel sourcing strategy across priority engineering roles in supercomputing, ML systems, firmware, networking, and distributed systems
Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, events, research, and creative outreach
Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, ideal profiles, and search strategy
Develop market maps for niche technical domains and continuously expand our talent network
Run high-volume, high-signal outbound campaigns with thoughtful personalization
Track sourcing performance, conversion rates, and funnel health
Continuously experiment with new sourcing channels, tools, and techniques
Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience from first touch onward
Have 3+ years of experience sourcing technical talent in highly competitive markets
Have deep experience sourcing software, systems, infrastructure, or hardware engineers
Are highly resourceful and love finding exceptional candidates beyond obvious platforms
Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building sourcing engines from scratch
Are detail-oriented, organized, and operationally strong
Care deeply about candidate experience and employer brand
Love working in high-velocity environments with extremely high hiring bars
Experience sourcing in AI, supercomputing, semiconductor, or hardware domains
A track record of building pipelines for highly niche or emerging technical fields
Strong technical curiosity and ability to quickly learn new domains
Benefits
Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits
Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
Daily lunch and dinner in our office
Relocation support for those moving to San Jose
Compensation Base Range
$140,000 - $220,000
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, and greatly value technical depth.
Top Skills
What We Do
By burning the transformer architecture into our chips, we’re creating the world’s most powerful servers for transformer inference.
