About the role#
Core Engineering is our special projects team. We identify critical gaps across the company and build solutions from 0 to 1. You will work on immediate feedback loops to solve problems that matter most right now. This is not a shadowing program. You will own a real project scoped to land in production and shape how we execute.
What you'll do#
- Build internal tools to unblock hardware teams.
- Prototype systems for manufacturing execution.
- Design, evaluate, and deploy agentic systems for R&D problems.
- Ship production-level code.
- Identify critical gaps across the company.
What you'll need#
- A track record of solving hard problems across stacks and domains.
- Deep technical depth in one area.
- Comfort with Python and TypeScript.
- Product sense, AI tooling proficiency, and design taste.
- A bias towards action and comfort with incomplete information.
- Experience with data engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps.
- Experience deploying operational systems in enterprise environments.
- Experience wielding frontier models on frontier problems with an eval-driven mindset.
- High agency and prior startup experience.
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Location & details#
- This is a 12-week paid internship occurring from June to August 2026.
- The role is based on-site at our office in San Jose, California.
- We provide housing support for those relocating.
- Daily lunch and dinner are provided in the office.
- You will receive direct mentorship from our engineers.
About Etched
Etched operates in the computer hardware manufacturing industry. The company builds frontier inference clusters. Founded in 2022, it maintains its headquarters in San Jose, California. The organization is privately held and employs approximately 496 people.
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