Head of Software Engineering Job at Etched (Taipei)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Head of Software Engineering (Taiwan) to join our team. In this role, you will guide a team building the software that enables efficient execution, orchestration, and optimization of large-scale AI workloads on custom hardware. You will shape software architecture and delivery for performance-critical systems, and collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, and infrastructure teams to ensure our software stack scales reliably from early development through production deployments.

Job Responsibility

Lead, manage, and grow a team of system and platform software engineers based in Taiwan
Set clear technical expectations and execution standards, fostering strong engineering fundamentals, ownership, and accountability
Coach and mentor engineers through regular feedback, technical guidance, and career development planning
Build a collaborative, high-trust team culture aligned with Etched’s global engineering values
Own planning, prioritization, and delivery of system software milestones in close alignment with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing schedules
Drive the full software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, implementation, testing, validation, release, and maintenance
Ensure delivery of high-quality, maintainable, and production-ready system software that meets performance, reliability, and scalability goals
Guide technical design and architecture across system and platform software components, including hardware-facing layers, low-level services, and APIs
Partner with US-based system software leadership to align on architecture, standards, and long-term technical roadmap
Balance performance, reliability, security, and developer velocity across evolving hardware platforms
Act as the primary software leadership interfaced with production facilities in Taiwan, supporting rapid iteration and issue resolution
Coordinate tightly with US system software, firmware, and product teams to ensure alignment on priorities, interfaces, and execution
Partner with manufacturing, test engineering, and external vendors as needed to support production readiness and system reliability
Establish and reinforce best practices for source control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and release management
Ensure system software is robust, debuggable, and suitable for deployment in manufacturing and data-center environments
Manage priorities, resources, and risks across multiple parallel development and validation efforts

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
2+ years in a technical leadership or people management role
Strong experience in C/C++ and systems-level software development
Exposure to Python3 development
Proven track record of delivering complex software systems in close collaboration with hardware or firmware teams
Experience owning software through hardware bring-up, validation, and production cycles
Solid understanding of system-level architecture, hardware/software interfaces, and low-level debugging
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across geographically distributed teams
Ability to operate effectively in a Taiwan-based role while working closely with US-based engineering counterparts across time zones

Nice to have

Experience developing system software for accelerators, high-performance computing, or data-center platforms
Familiarity with Linux kernel development, device drivers, or other hardware-adjacent software layers
Experience with performance optimization, low-level debugging, and profiling of system software
Exposure to manufacturing or factory test environments and supporting software bring-up in production settings
Experience working with global engineering teams and external manufacturing or hardware partners

What we offer

Competitive compensation packages, including generous equity packages
Comprehensive insurance coverage and other top-of-market benefits

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