# Data Center Engineer at Etched

- Company: Etched
- What the company does: Co-designed chips, racks, and software to push the pareto frontier to best-in-class throughput and interactivity. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.etched.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/etched/bb2d320e-50d1-4182-a0c8-975ad2015e1c
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/etched-data-center-engineer/

## About the role

Deploying next-generation inference hardware at scale requires more than great chips - it demands world-class physical infrastructure. As a Data Center Engineer at Etched, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of our data center and hardware lab environments: from facility selection and rack design, power distribution, networking layout, cabling, hardware management, day-to-day operations, and long-term capacity planning.

## What they're looking for

- Physical deployment and bring-up of custom or semi-custom server platforms, including early-stage hardware that doesn't come with vendor support
- Liquid cooling systems (direct liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, or immersion cooling) and the facility requirements they impose
- AI or HPC cluster environments - GPU or ASIC clusters, high-radix switch fabrics, RDMA networking
- Scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Ansible) for asset tracking, environmental monitoring integration, or operational workflows
- Working within a semiconductor or hardware startup, where roadmaps compress and infrastructure needs to keep pace with silicon

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