Experiences Special Projects

Etched; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision packages

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Daily lunch and dinner

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched in San Jose, CA seeks an Experiences Lead to own our identity at live events, conferences, and recruiting gatherings. You will manage concept through execution, including creative direction, production, logistics, budgets, and vendor management, partnering closely with the founders and other creatives.

You bring impeccable taste and a compulsive attention to detail to deliver curated, authentic in-person experiences while balancing ambition with budget discipline and ROI.

Qualifications

• Experience in events, experiential marketing, recruiting events, or event production.
• Portfolio of thoughtful, highly polished experiences.
• Attention to detail and ability to stay composed when plans change.
• Experience with varied event formats and audiences, from dinners to conferences.

Responsibilities

• Cohost events with investors and top talent, handling planning and logistics.
• Build flagship product launch keynotes with storytelling and live demos.
• Lead company recruiting events and open labs with the recruiting team.
• Define Etched's brand at major conferences and public events.
• Plan internal events like offsites, town halls, and celebrations.
• Organize guest speaker events with scheduling and attendee experience.

Skills

Events

Experiential marketing

Recruiting events

Event production

Job description

About Etched

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

About Etched

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 billions 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’re looking for an Experiences Lead to build and own Etched’s identity in the physical world. You will lead our efforts at industry conferences, Etched-sponsored recruiting events, product launch events, experiences hosted with our investors and ecosystem partners, and internal company events.

You will own events from concept through execution, including creative direction, production, logistics, vendor management, budgets, and measurement. You will partner closely with the founders and other creatives on the team to build exceptional experiences.

We are looking for someone with impeccable taste, a compulsive attention to detail, and the vision and execution ability to deliver curated and authentic in-person experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Cohosted events with investors: Lead event planning and logistics for events we cohost with our investors for top talent
• Product launch keynotes: Build our flagship annual event, unveiling new technology through compelling storytelling, polished presentations, and live demonstrations
• Company recruiting events: Lead event planning and logistics for open labs and large recruiting events, in partnership with the recruiting team
• Conferences and public events: Define Etched’s brand presence at keystone industry conferences and events
• Internal company events: Plan and execute offsites, town halls, quarterly full-team gatherings, and major celebrations such as boat parties and holiday parties
• Guest speakers: Organize speaker events, including scheduling, logistics, and the attendee experience

You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)

• Have experience in events, experiential marketing, recruiting events, or event production
• Have impeccable taste and a portfolio of thoughtful, highly polished experiences
• Bring extraordinary attention to detail and remain composed when plans change
• Have managed varied event formats and audiences, from intimate executive dinners to large conferences
• Can balance creative ambition with budget discipline and operational precision
• Are comfortable working directly with executives, engineers, recruiters, agencies, and external partners
• Are willing to be occasionally travel

Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With (Nice-to-have Qualifications)

• Experience with technical recruiting, university, or executive events
• Experience producing live demonstrations or events in lab and hardware environments
• Relationships with leading venues, production agencies, and experiential partners
• A track record of connecting events to measurable recruiting, brand, or business outcomes

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 and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

How We’re Different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. 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.