People Operations
etched
OnSite
San Jose
Uncategorized
Job Score
70 pts
On-site model (+70)
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
The People Operations team architects and maintains the people systems, operating rhythms, and org design at Etched. You'll work directly with leadership to figure out how we organize, develop, and retain the best people as we rapidly scale in one of the world’s most important industries.
You'll own everything from org design and performance systems to people analytics and company culture. People are our most important asset at Etched: you'll learn how great startups are built, own important strategic people initiatives, and help drive some of the most critical decisions and workflows that determine how we organize and scale the business.
Key responsibilities
Operations - Own payroll, benefits, and compliance. Work with legal and vendors to stay ahead of regulatory requirements. Keep people data accurate across all systems.
Employee Inquiries: Field and resolve employee questions regarding reimbursements, payroll, benefits, and other HR-related matters, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
People Systems - Build world-class onboarding and offboarding processes. Create performance management systems and compensation frameworks.
People Analytics - Build dynamic dashboards to visualize and understand the employee lifecycle. Use data to understand performance patterns and org health.
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
A process-oriented mindset, with a track record of building systems that scale without requiring constant maintenance.
A commitment to operational excellence, shaped by experience in high-ownership, high-pressure environments such as finance, consulting, or fast-growing startups.
Strong strategic thinking skills, with an understanding of how talent decisions directly connect to business outcomes.
A highly organized and detail-oriented approach — nothing slips through the cracks under your watch.
Comfort working with data and building live dashboards and reports to drive clarity and decision-making.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
A high sense of ownership — you instinctively take initiative and tackle problems head-on.
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
HR tools such as HRIS systems (e.g., Rippling), payroll platforms, or compliance solutions.
Employment law, immigration, or cross-border employment issues.
The AI ecosystem, semiconductors, or other complex technical products.
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 and dinner in our office
Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Compensation
$125,000 - $175,000
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 Taipei, 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.
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