People Strategy & Operations

About Etched

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. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. 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

The People Strategy & Operations team architects and maintains the people systems, operating rhythms, and org design at Etched. You'll work directly with leadership to figure out how we organize, develop, and retain the best people as we rapidly scale in one of the world’s most important industries.

You'll own everything from org design and performance systems to people analytics and company culture. People are our most important asset at Etched: you'll learn how great startups are built, own important strategic people initiatives, and help drive some of the most critical decisions and workflows that determine how we organize and scale the business.

Key responsibilities

- Org Design - Structure teams and reporting lines as we scale. Design operating rhythms and processes that keep us moving efficiently without adding org bloat.

- People Systems - Build world-class onboarding and offboarding processes. Create performance management systems and compensation frameworks.

- People Analytics - Build dynamic dashboards to visualize and understand the employee lifecycle. Use data to understand performance patterns and org health.

- Operations - Own payroll, benefits, and compliance. Work with legal and vendors to stay ahead of regulatory requirements. Keep people data accurate across all systems.

You may be a good fit if you have

- A process-oriented mindset, with a track record of building system...