Firmware Engineer

About this role

<p>Etched was founded on the belief that new hardware will be needed to run human- and superhuman-level artificial intelligence. Our ASIC systems deliver orders of magnitude higher performance than conventional AI chips. Etched is actively developing <a href="https://www.etched.com/">Sohu</a>, an ASIC exclusively for transformers, which will enable products that would be impossible with GPUs, like <a href="https://twitter.com/Etched/status/1852089772329869436">real-time video generation models</a> and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning. And we're bringing this technology to market in months, not years. Sohu is hard-coded for individual model architectures and only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Co-Develop cutting-edge software</strong> optimized across hardware and software driving the full potential of very large transformer models.</li> <li><strong>Solve challenging problems</strong> across the full stack, from low-level drivers and APIs to high-level applications and frameworks.</li> <li><strong>Contribute to the development of AI solutions</strong> that will revolutionize industries like natural language processing, chain of reasoning automation, generative media.</li> </ul> <p><strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.</li> <li>3 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.</li> <li>3 years of experience developing and testing software on launching products.</li> <li>3 years of experience with firmware design, implementation, and troubleshooting.</li> <li>3 years of experience with embedded architectures, IO technologies (I2C, SPI, PCIe, DRAM etc.), as well as concepts like scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency.</li> </ul> <p>Preferred qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Master’s degree Computer Science, or a related technical field.</li> <li>Experience resolving customer-related issues.</li> <li>Experience solving ambiguous problems.</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Etched.ai?</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Be part of a dynamic startup</strong> that's changing the landscape of AI.</li> <li><strong>Work on the most advanced AI hardware</strong> in the world.</li> <li><strong>Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package.</strong></li> <li><strong>Make a meaningful contribution to the future of technology.</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>If you're a talented software engineer who's excited to shape the future of AI, we encourage you to apply!</strong></p> <p><strong>To Apply:</strong></p> <p>Please visit our website at <a href="https://www.etched.com/careers">etched.ai/careers</a> to submit your resume and cover letter.</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Cupertino, California</p> <p> </p>