Firmware Intern

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for AI inference chips, spanning low-level drivers, hardware interfaces, and system initialization
• Integrate firmware with runtime libraries and model-execution frameworks
• Collaborate with hardware, architecture, and software teams to bring up new silicon and validate features
• Support high-throughput inference and training workloads for real-world AI applications

Requirements

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD 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 and hardware/software co-design
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred 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

Benefits

• 12-week paid internship with generous housing support for relocating interns
• Daily lunch and dinner provided in the San Jose office
• Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world-class engineers

About the Company

Etched builds hardware for frontier intelligence, co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency for AI inference. Backed by top-tier investors and based in San Jose, the company is focused on transformer architectures and increasing model sizes.