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Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Kernels)

EtchedSan Jose, CA

$150K–$400K/yr plus equity

Posted Oct 15, 2026

What you’d do

Embed with the kernels team to find engineering bottlenecks and build LLM agents, harnesses, and tooling that automate long-running hardware engineering work. The role is time-sensitive and not a 9-5 schedule. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 18, 2026. Apply through the link.

You’ll need

  • Experience building LLM agents with tool-calling and MCP
  • Strong product sense
  • Comfort with ambiguity and end-to-end ownership
  • Willingness to work beyond standard hours

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