Talent Sourcer (Supercomputing/ML)

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

As we scale, we’re looking for a Talent Sourcer (Supercomputing/ML) to build and own some of the most high-leverage, relationship-driven parts of our recruiting function. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a company poised to become the next NVIDIA.
To maintain our competitive edge as we approach production, we’re expanding our team with a data-driven and inventive technical sourcer. You’ll work closely with recruiters, hiring managers, engineers, and leadership to identify, engage, and build pipelines of world-class technical talent.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-talent-density environments and loves the hunt — especially when it means going beyond traditional sourcing channels to uncover exceptional engineers before anyone else does.

Key Responsibilities

• Own top-of-funnel sourcing strategy across priority engineering roles in supercomputing, ML systems, firmware, networking, and distributed systems

• Build and maintain high-quality talent pipelines through outbound sourcing, referrals, events, research, and creative outreach

• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, ideal profiles, and search strategy

• Develop market maps for niche technical domains and continuously expand our talent network

• Run high-volume, high-signal outbound campaigns with thoughtful personalization

• Track sourcing performance, conversion rates, and funnel health

• Continuously experiment with new sourcing channels, tools, and techniques

• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience from first touch onward

Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)

• Have 3+ years of experience sourcing technical talent in highly competitive markets

• Have deep experience sourcing software, systems, infrastructure, or hardware engineers

• Are highly resourceful and love finding exceptional candidates beyond obvious platforms

• Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building sourcing engines from scratch

• Are detail-oriented, organized, and operationally strong

• Care deeply about candidate experience and employer brand

• Love working in high-velocity environments with extremely high hiring bars

• Experience sourcing in AI, supercomputing, semiconductor, or hardware domains

• A track record of building pipelines for highly niche or emerging technical fields

• Strong technical curiosity and ability to quickly learn new domains

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 + dinner in our office

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 (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 as needed.