Joblaze summary

The Early Career Recruiter at Etched is responsible for managing the entire internship program, from planning and sourcing to onboarding and tracking return offers. This role requires a strong ability to evaluate talent based on experience rather than credentials, alongside familiarity with the AI or semiconductor sectors. Ideal candidates are those who thrive in fast-paced environments and have a technical background, as they will be engaging with interns across various teams, including engineering and finance. Etched emphasizes a collaborative culture where technical and research roles intersect.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 10, 2026. Last confirmed on Etched's careers page November 10, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Early Career Recruiter role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in San Jose, United States.
Where is the role based?: Etched is hiring for this position in San Jose, United States.
What seniority level is this role?: Etched targets intern candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Internship for this Early Career Recruiter role at Etched.

From the original posting

About Etched
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. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. 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
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.

What You’ll Do

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

You may be a good fit if you

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
Daily lunch + dinner in our office
Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.

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Early Career Recruiter

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