Chip Simulation Software Intern

Etched; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous housing support

Daily lunch and dinner

Direct mentorship from industry leaders

Job summary

Etched in San Jose, CA is offering a 12-week paid internship for a chip simulation and tooling role. You will co-design and develop simulations of custom hardware, collaborating closely with software teams in a cutting-edge environment.

The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Engineering and has proficiency in C/C++ or Rust. Candidates will receive mentoring from top engineers and generous housing support offered.

Qualifications

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
• Strong understanding of low-level software engineering.
• Strong understanding of hardware/software co-design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Co-design, develop, and test simulations of custom hardware and tools.
• Work closely coordinating with both software and hardware teams.

Job description

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.

The roles

Our chip simulation and tooling role will co‑design, develop, and test simulations of our custom hardware and tools that engineers use to analyze those systems. You will be working at the cutting edge of hardware innovation, closely coordinating with both software and hardware teams across their whole development path. We are looking for Fall ’26, Spring ’27, and Summer ’27 interns.

You may be a good fit if you have

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
• Strong understanding of low‑level software engineering.
• Strong understanding of hardware/software co‑design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Strong candidates may also have (Nice to have qualifications)

• Experience with Linux internals, kernel development, or driver debugging.
• Experience with hardware diagnostics or interpreting hardware logs.
• Exposure to server virtualization or CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Rust or embedded development.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification.

Program details

• 12‑week paid internship.
• Generous housing support for those relocating.
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office.
• Based at our office in San Jose, CA.
• Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world‑class engineers.
• Opportunity to work on one of the most important problems of our time.

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