Developer Experience Engineer

Etched • San Jose, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Developer Experience Engineer to enhance developer productivity, automation, and infrastructure across our hardware and software teams. You will work at the intersection of DevOps, software engineering, and high-performance computing (HPC), building systems that accelerate chip design, simulation, and AI model deployment in a cloud and on-prem hybrid environment.

Requirements

• Strong Python skills for automation, scripting, and infrastructure development.
• Experience with Slurm job scheduling in an HPC or hybrid environment.
• Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Expertise with Docker and Kubernetes, including Helm charts and cluster management.
• Proficiency in modern CI/CD pipeline management with tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Buildkite.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, compute, and storage optimization on AWS or GCP.

Nice To Haves

• Data pipelining for AI/ML workflows using Airflow, Prefect, or Dagster.
• Build system expertise with Bazel, CMake, or distributed build systems.
• Secrets management tools such as Vault, SOPS, AWS Secrets Manager, or GCP Secret Manager.
• AI/ML model training workflows and monitoring GPU-accelerated workloads.
• Exposure to FPGA or ASIC development environments and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation tools to streamline development, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Optimize and manage Slurm-based job scheduling for AI workloads, simulation, and chip design workflows.
• Build observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry for monitoring pipelines, infrastructure, and compute clusters.
• Manage and optimize containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes to enhance scalability and reproducibility.
• Enhance build, test, and deployment pipelines with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, or Bazel.
• Develop caching and artifact management systems to reduce build times and improve dependency resolution.
• Integrate and manage cloud resources (AWS, GCP) for scaling compute, storage, and hybrid workloads.
• Support security and compliance efforts including secrets management and access control.
• Document and share best practices for efficient developer tooling and workflows.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, with generous premium coverage
• Housing subsidy of $2,000/month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Relocation support for those moving to West San Jose

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed