People Operations Intern
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 are looking for a sharp, high-agency intern to support People Operations and Legal. You will own real work across compliance, audits, employee operations, contracts, and company projects. You will investigate problems, organize messy information, work across teams, and drive projects through completion.
The role is based in our San Jose office.
Key Responsibilities
Run People and Legal internal audits, including employment agreements, I-9s, policies, and employee records
Track compliance requirements and prepare filings, reports, and supporting records
Review data across Rippling, spreadsheets, and source documents to find and fix gaps
Support contracts, signatures, document storage, and other Legal operations
Help manage onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, and recruiting handoffs
Build clear guides and processes for employees, including travel and office resources
Coordinate with People, Legal, Finance, Recruiting, and workplace teams
Research employment and business requirements and turn findings into clear next steps
Take on time-sensitive projects as the company grows
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
Current undergraduate or recent graduate interested in People Operations, Legal, or business operations
Strong attention to detail
Clear written and verbal communication
Good judgment with sensitive information
Able to work through incomplete or conflicting information
Comfortable using spreadsheets and learning new systems
Organized, reliable, and quick to follow through
Willing to ask questions, find answers, and take ownership
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
Previous internship, campus leadership, or volunteer experience involving administrative or operational support
Familiarity with HR, recruiting, or document management systems
Experience reviewing records, reconciling data, or flagging discrepancies
Experience documenting processes or suggesting ways to make routine tasks more efficient
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification.
Program details
12-week paid internship
Generous housing support for those relocating
Daily lunch and dinner in our office
Based at our office in San Jose, CA
Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world-class engineers
Opportunity to work on one of the most important problems of our time
For any questions, contact internships@etched.com.
How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei, and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both and work across disciplines as needed.