Tough hours but top notch team and hard work is rewarded - Anonymous employee Etched Employee Review

5.0
6 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Best in class teams across departments, terrific meal stipends, 2k monthly housing subsidy for those living by office, high ownership + impact

Cons

Long hours during weekdays can extend to weekends. Strict onsite requirement for San Jose

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5.0
2 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exceptionally talented team with genuine technical depth. You'll work alongside world-class engineers building something genuinely novel in the AI hardware space. Early career people get significant ownership and responsibility quickly. The mission is compelling and the technical problems are legitimately interesting. Fast execution pace means you see impact rapidly.

Cons

Work-life balance is challenging and long hours are expected. Important company decisions are sometimes communicated only via Slack rather than being properly documented. The organization can be reactive, and the pressure to parallelize work sometimes outpaces the clarity needed to execute well. Management could do more to acknowledge the personal sacrifices employees make.

3.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work is interesting and pay is decent.

Cons

Completely in-office and an abysmal 10 days of PTO per year.

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