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Performance Modeling Engineer

Etched· Architecture
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San Jose$175k - $370kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence, co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver high throughput and low latency for inference workloads. This full-time on-site role in San Jose focuses on performance modeling and cross-disciplinary hardware/software optimization to inform next-generation architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive performance models and projections for our architecture across varying workloads and configurations
  • Profile and analyze deep learning workloads on our hardware to identify micro-architectural bottlenecks and influence optimization opportunities
  • Drive hardware/software co-optimization by identifying where architectural features can unlock performance improvements
  • Run regressions and validate performance models against real systems and silicon
  • Inform next-generation architectural decisions by pathfinding across system and silicon options during design, proof-of-concept, and architecting phases

Qualifications

  • Strong performance modeling and analysis skills with experience building analytical-based or simulation-based performance models
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture and micro-architecture, particularly for accelerators
  • Experience profiling and analyzing deep learning workloads on hardware accelerators (GPUs, TPUs, ASICs, FPGAs, or others)
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals with an eye toward auditability and maintainability

Skills

Required:Performance modelingComputer architectureDeep learning workload profilingSoftware engineering

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 our office
  • Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Etched is building frontier inference clusters: co-designs chips, racks, software and manufacturing to push the pareto frontier for AI hardware.

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