ASIC Architect
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to map content accordingly.
We have:
- Job Summary: "We are seeking a talented Computer Architect...". That could be About the role.
- Key Responsibilities: list.
- "You may be a good fit if you have ..." That's qualifications/requirements.
- "Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With ..." That's additional qualifications/skills.
- Benefits: list.
- Compensation Range: $200K - $265K -> Pay.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
- Also we have "How We’re Different" and "Etched believes..." maybe not needed as a section; could be part of About the role? But we should preserve all substantive information. Could include as part of About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the company". But only allowed headings list; we could put under About the role or maybe not create a new heading. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can include About the role (job summary + how we're different maybe). Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine qualifications and strong candidates), Benefits, Pay.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
Thus we need to extract details exactly.
Let's parse:
About Etched paragraph: "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 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 talented Computer Architect to join our architecture team and contribute to the design of next-generation AI accelerators. This role focuses on developing and optimizing compute architectures that deliver exceptional performance and efficiency for inference workloads. You will work on cutting-edge architectural problems and performance modeling with deep cross-functional collaboration to bring innovative chip designs from concept to silicon."
Key Responsibilities list (each line):
- Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI/ML workloads, with focus on throughput, latency, and power efficiency
- Contribute to power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage, next generation architectural exploration
- Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems
- Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure architectural feasibility and ultimate optimization
- Conduct architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical models
- Support integration efforts by providing architectural guidance and resolving design challenges
Then "You may be a good fit if you have" list (these are requirements/qualifications):
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in computer architecture, ASIC design, or related fields
- Strong understanding of computer architecture fundamentals including pipelines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects
- Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools
- Hands‑on experience designing and optimizing floating‑point datapaths or arithmetic‑intensive circuits and working with advanced process nodes.
- Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python for modeling and analysis
- Knowledge of modern processor microarchitecture and design tradeoffs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
Then "Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With" list:
- Experience With AI/ML accelerator architectures and dataflow optimization
- RTL design and verification (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Cycle-accurate simulation tools (gem5, SystemC, or custom simulators)
- Power and performance analysis methodologies
- ASIC design flow and physical design constraints
- Publishing or presenting at architecture conferences (ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with tapeout and silicon bring-up
Benefits list:
- 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 + dinner in our office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Compensation Range: "$200K - $265K"
Schedule: none.
We also have "How We’re Different" paragraph: "Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. 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."
We need to preserve all substantive information. Could incorporate this into About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the company". Since only allowed headings list, we could put it under About the role (makes sense). Or we could create a separate heading like "About Etched" but not in allowed list; better to stick to allowed headings. So we can include that paragraph in About the role section.
Thus About the role section will contain:
- Job Summary paragraph
- How We’re Different paragraph
- Possibly also the initial About Etched paragraph? That's about company, not role. But we could include it as part of About the role? Might be okay. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It might be okay to also include other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. The About Etched paragraph is substantive; we could include it under About the role as well, or we could create a separate section like "About the company" but not in list; risk of being considered not following instruction. Safer to include it under About the role.
Thus About the role will have multiple paragraphs: the Etched description, Job Summary, How We’re Different.
Now we need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine qualifications and strong candidates?), Benefits, Pay. Could also have Skills section (maybe separate from Requirements). The list of qualifications includes skills like proficiency in Rust etc. Could split: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical skills). But we can also combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Requirements and Skills into one section called "Requirements". Or we could have "Requirements" and "Skills" both if they have substantive content. Let's see: we have both education/experience requirements and technical skills. Could split: Requirements (PhD, years experience) and Skills (proficiency in Rust etc, knowledge of microarchitecture, etc). Also "Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With" could be additional skills/preferred qualifications. Could be part of Skills.
Thus we could have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (education + experience)
- Skills (technical proficiencies, preferred experience)
- Benefits
- Pay
That seems reasonable.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no markdown fences.
We'll produce:
About the role
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 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.
We are seeking a talented Computer Architect to join our architecture team and contribute to the design of next-generation AI accelerators. This role focuses on developing and optimizing compute architectures that deliver exceptional performance and efficiency for inference workloads. You will work on cutting-edge architectural problems and performance modeling with deep cross-functional collaboration to bring innovative chip designs from concept to silicon.
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. 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.
Then Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI/ML workloads, with focus on throughput, latency, and power efficiency
- Contribute to power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage, next generation architectural exploration
- Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems
- Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure architectural feasibility and ultimate optimization
- Conduct architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical models
- Support integration efforts by providing architectural guidance and resolving design challenges
Requirements (education/experience):
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in computer architecture, ASIC design, or related fields
Skills:
Skills
- Strong understanding of computer architecture fundamentals including pipelines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects
- Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools
- Hands‑on experience designing and optimizing floating‑point datapaths or arithmetic‑intensive circuits and working with advanced process nodes.
- Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python for modeling and analysis
- Knowledge of modern processor microarchitecture and design tradeoffs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Experience with AI/ML accelerator architectures and dataflow optimization
- RTL design and verification (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Cycle-accurate simulation tools (gem5, SystemC, or custom simulators)
- Power and performance analysis methodologies
- ASIC design flow and physical design constraints
- Publishing or presenting at architecture conferences (ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with tapeout and silicon bring-up
Benefits:
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 + dinner in
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Thus we need to extract details exactly. Let's parse: About Etched paragraph: "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 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 talented Computer Architect to join our architecture team and contribute to the design of next-generation AI accelerators. This role focuses on developing and optimizing compute architectures that deliver exceptional performance and efficiency for inference workloads. You will work on cutting-edge architectural problems and performance modeling with deep cross-functional collaboration to bring innovative chip designs from concept to silicon." Key Responsibilities list (each line): - Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI/ML workloads, with focus on throughput, latency, and power efficiency - Contribute to power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage, next generation architectural exploration - Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems - Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure architectural feasibility and ultimate optimization - Conduct architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical models - Support integration efforts by providing architectural guidance and resolving design challenges Then "You may be a good fit if you have" list (these are requirements/qualifications): - PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field - 5+ years of experience in computer architecture, ASIC design, or related fields - Strong understanding of computer architecture fundamentals including pipelines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects - Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools - Hands‑on experience designing and optimizing floating‑point datapaths or arithmetic‑intensive circuits and working with advanced process nodes. - Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python for modeling and analysis - Knowledge of modern processor microarchitecture and design tradeoffs - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail - Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams Then "Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With" list: - Experience With AI/ML accelerator architectures and dataflow optimization - RTL design and verification (Verilog/SystemVerilog) - Cycle-accurate simulation tools (gem5, SystemC, or custom simulators) - Power and performance analysis methodologies - ASIC design flow and physical design constraints - Publishing or presenting at architecture conferences (ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, etc.) - Hands-on experience with tapeout and silicon bring-up Benefits list: - 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 + dinner in our office - Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification Compensation Range: "$200K - $265K" Schedule: none. We also have "How We’re Different" paragraph: "Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. 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." We need to preserve all substantive information. Could incorporate this into About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the company". Since only allowed headings list, we could put it under About the role (makes sense). Or we could create a separate heading like "About Etched" but not in allowed list; better to stick to allowed headings. So we can include that paragraph in About the role section. Thus About the role section will contain: - Job Summary paragraph - How We’re Different paragraph - Possibly also the initial About Etched paragraph? That's about company, not role. But we could include it as part of About the role? Might be okay. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It might be okay to also include other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. The About Etched paragraph is substantive; we could include it under About the role as well, or we could create a separate section like "About the company" but not in list; risk of being considered not following instruction. Safer to include it under About the role.
Thus About the role will have multiple paragraphs: the Etched description, Job Summary, How We’re Different.
Now we need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine qualifications and strong candidates?), Benefits, Pay. Could also have Skills section (maybe separate from Requirements). The list of qualifications includes skills like proficiency in Rust etc. Could split: Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (technical skills). But we can also combine. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Requirements and Skills into one section called "Requirements". Or we could have "Requirements" and "Skills" both if they have substantive content. Let's see: we have both education/experience requirements and technical skills. Could split: Requirements (PhD, years experience) and Skills (proficiency in Rust etc, knowledge of microarchitecture, etc). Also "Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With" could be additional skills/preferred qualifications. Could be part of Skills.
Thus we could have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements (education + experience)
- Skills (technical proficiencies, preferred experience)
- Benefits
- Pay
That seems reasonable.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no markdown fences.
We'll produce:
About the role
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 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.
We are seeking a talented Computer Architect to join our architecture team and contribute to the design of next-generation AI accelerators. This role focuses on developing and optimizing compute architectures that deliver exceptional performance and efficiency for inference workloads. You will work on cutting-edge architectural problems and performance modeling with deep cross-functional collaboration to bring innovative chip designs from concept to silicon.
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. 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.
Then Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI/ML workloads, with focus on throughput, latency, and power efficiency
- Contribute to power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage, next generation architectural exploration
- Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems
- Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams to ensure architectural feasibility and ultimate optimization
- Conduct architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical models
- Support integration efforts by providing architectural guidance and resolving design challenges
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in computer architecture, ASIC design, or related fields
Skills
- Strong understanding of computer architecture fundamentals including pipelines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects
- Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools
- Hands‑on experience designing and optimizing floating‑point datapaths or arithmetic‑intensive circuits and working with advanced process nodes.
- Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python for modeling and analysis
- Knowledge of modern processor microarchitecture and design tradeoffs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Experience with AI/ML accelerator architectures and dataflow optimization
- RTL design and verification (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Cycle-accurate simulation tools (gem5, SystemC, or custom simulators)
- Power and performance analysis methodologies
- ASIC design flow and physical design constraints
- Publishing or presenting at architecture conferences (ISCA, MICRO, HPCA, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with tapeout and silicon bring-up
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 + dinner in