Head of Supercomputing

Job Summary

Etched is building at-scale AI inference supercomputers powered by our chips, and the Supercomputing organization is responsible for making them real, deployable, and reliable.

We are seeking a Head of Supercomputing to define and lead the architecture, software stack, and operational model for Etched’s cluster-scale AI compute systems. This leader will own the end-to-end system software and control-plane strategy — spanning orchestration, telemetry, provisioning, networking, and fleet reliability — from first silicon through production deployment.

This role combines deep systems expertise with strong organizational leadership. You will build and lead a world-class team, partnering closely with ASIC, hardware, kernel, runtime, and infrastructure teams to deliver the highest-performance AI inference systems in the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for Etched’s Supercomputing software stack, from node bring-up to multi-rack clusters

• Build, scale, and lead a high-performance Supercomputing organization

• Directly manage and develop team leads and senior engineers with a variety of experience levels

• Drive low-level control-plane software for system bring-up, provisioning, networking, configuration, and fleet management

• Define orchestration primitives for managing devices, nodes, racks, and full cluster deployments

• Oversee development of system services that interface directly with firmware, drivers, kernel subsystems, and runtime layers

• Establish system telemetry and observability infrastructure for customers and in-house operations

• Own the system software lifecycle from first silicon bring-up through stable production releases

• Collaborate with manufacturing and test engineering to integrate diagnostics and system software into factory environments

• Define reliability targets, operational metrics, and release processes for production deployments

• Act as a senior technical voice shaping company-wide infrastructure decisions
  

Must-Have Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in system software, infrastructure, or large-scale compute systems, including 3+ years leading engineering teams

• Experience building or operating cluster-scale systems (HPC, AI infrastructure, hyperscale compute, or custom accelerators)

• Proven track record of delivering complex systems from early bring-up through production

• Strong debugging skills across hardware–software interactions

• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  
  
  Additional Skills and Experience

• Experience designing observability systems for complex compute environments, supporting both internal engineering operations and customer deployments.

• Experience building pipelines for high-volume, heterogeneous telemetry and unstructured logs, including storage, retention, and querying.

• Experience developing analysis tools that turn system data into actionable insights for debugging, performance optimization, and reliability.

• Strong understanding of hardware/software interfaces such as PCIe, RDMA, memory hierarchies, interrupts, and device drivers

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage

  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits

• Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office

• Daily lunch + dinner in our office

• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification