Early Career Recruiter

We're hiring someone to own Etched's internship program end to end, across every technical and non-technical team. You'll decide where we recruit, who we hire, what their summer looks like, and how many come back. You will be reporting directly to the Head of Talent and other executives at the company. Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row).

Responsibilities

Own the internship program end to end: headcount planning, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, onboarding, and return offers; Hire interns across every team, from RTL and firmware to GTM and finance; Run high-volume pipelines without lowering the bar; Design intern programming that makes interns want to come back; Track conversion, offer acceptance, and return-offer rates

Requirements

Have built something from zero and can point to the results; Judge talent by what people have done, not their credentials; Can explain to a sophomore why transformer-specific silicon matters; Can run hundreds of candidates in parallel without letting any of them wait; Thrive in ambiguity and care deeply about candidate experience

Nice to have

Experience running campus recruiting or an internship program; Familiarity with the AI or semiconductor talent landscape; Strong technical background (engineering, CS, or hands-on technical work)

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage; $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits; Housing subsidy of $2.5k 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; Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification