Performance Characterization Engineer
EtchedSan Jose, California, United States
Posted January 18, 2026
150000 - 275000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
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.
Job Description
Join Etched as a Senior Performance Characterization Engineer and lead the design and development of a sophisticated performance analysis tool for our cutting-edge ML accelerator. This is a unique opportunity to shape performance analysis for novel hardware from the ground up.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python
- Deep understanding of computer architecture (CPU, GPU, accelerators), memory hierarchies (caches, DRAM), and interconnects (especially PCIe)
- Proven experience in low-level performance analysis, profiling, and bottleneck identification on complex hardware systems (GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, or custom ASICs)
- Experience with performance analysis tools (e.g., NVIDIA Nsight, AMD uProf, Intel VTune, perf, Tracy, ETW)
- Solid understanding of operating system internals (Linux preferred), including scheduling, memory management, and driver interaction
- Experience working close to hardware, potentially reading performance counters or interacting directly with device drivers
Benefits
- Full medical, dental, and vision packages
- Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
- Daily lunch and dinner in our office
- Relocation support for those moving to West San Jose