SiFive
SiFive
Empowering innovation with RISC-V processor solutions.
📍 Santa Clara, California
About SiFive
SiFive designs RISC-V processors and related technologies from its headquarters in San Mateo, California. Its Freedom platform provides customizable processor cores for a variety of applications, including AI, IoT, and edge computing. Engineering teams focus on RTL design, verification, and system-on-chip (SoC) integration. They tackle challenges in performance optimization, power efficiency, and hardware-software co-design. With a growing presence in the semiconductor industry, SiFive is at the forefront of RISC-V adoption, contributing to an open-source hardware ecosystem.
Current Job Openings
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Staff RTL Design Engineer - CPU LS/PMU
@ SiFive
📍Santa Clara, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeRISC-V Chisel VerilogView Staff RTL Design Engineer - CPU LS/PMU -
Expired
RTL Design Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Hsinchu, Taiwan 🇹🇼📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeVerilog SystemVerilog VHDLView RTL Design EngineerView details -
Expired
CPU Power-Management Design Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Boston, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeRISC-V SoC DVFSView CPU Power-Management Design EngineerView details -
Expired
CPU Power-Management Design Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Cambridge, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeCPU SoC RISC-VView CPU Power-Management Design EngineerView details -
Expired
CPU Power-Management Design Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Santa Clara, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeRISC-V AMBA VerilogView CPU Power-Management Design EngineerView details -
Expired
CPU Power-Management Design Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Austin, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeCPU SoC RISC-VView CPU Power-Management Design EngineerView details -
Expired
Staff RTL Design Engineer - CPU Midcore
@ SiFive
📍Cambridge, United Kingdom 🇬🇧📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeRISC-V Chisel VerilogView Staff RTL Design Engineer - CPU MidcoreView details -
Expired
Senior RTL Design Engineer - CPU Frontend
@ SiFive
📍Santa Clara, United States of America 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeRISC-V Chisel VerilogView Senior RTL Design Engineer - CPU FrontendView details -
Expired
Senior RTL Design Engineer - CPU
@ SiFive
📍Cambridge, United Kingdom 🇬🇧📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeRTL Verilog SystemVerilogView Senior RTL Design Engineer - CPUView details -
Expired
Staff RTL Design Engineer - Cache Subsystem
@ SiFive
📍Hsinchu City, Taiwan 🇹🇼📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeRTL Verilog VHDLView Staff RTL Design Engineer - Cache SubsystemView details -
Expired
Senior RTL Design Engineer - Cache Subsystem
@ SiFive
📍Hsinchu City, Taiwan 🇹🇼📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeRTL Verilog VHDLView Senior RTL Design Engineer - Cache SubsystemView details -
Expired
Senior Design Verification Engineer
@ SiFive
📍Hsinchu City, Taiwan 🇹🇼📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeverification processor SoCView Senior Design Verification EngineerView details
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About SiFive
SiFive designs RISC-V processors and related technologies from its headquarters in San Mateo, California. Its Freedom platform provides customizable processor cores for a variety of applications, including AI, IoT, and edge computing. Engineering teams focus on RTL design, verification, and system-on-chip (SoC) integration. They tackle challenges in performance optimization, power efficiency, and hardware-software co-design. With a growing presence in the semiconductor industry, SiFive is at the forefront of RISC-V adoption, contributing to an open-source hardware ecosystem.
SiFive Career Opportunities
SiFive currently has 1 active embedded systems position in 1 location. All positions are on-site, typical for hardware-focused roles requiring lab access and equipment. Recognized as a top-tier employer (90.0/100), SiFive offers competitive compensation and strong career development paths in embedded engineering.
SiFive Hiring Trends
* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Jan 2026 through Jun 2026
SiFive maintains steady recruitment patterns with 1
position this month,
suggesting consistent team growth and ongoing engineering needs.
Over the past 6 months, SiFive averaged 2.0 job postings per month,
with peak hiring in Apr 2026 (10 openings).
For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles,
especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.
➡️ Stable pace
Consistent hiring velocity
Apr 2026
Required Skills at SiFive
RISC-V is the most in-demand skill at SiFive,
appearing in 92% of all job listings (past and present).
This high frequency suggests RISC-V is central to most projects, though some specialized roles may use alternative technologies.
SiFive's technology stack spans 19 distinct skills and tools,
reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development.
The broad technical diversity (19 technologies) suggests work on complex,
multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.
Engineers joining SiFive should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. Strong hardware engineering skills are essential, particularly for engineers comfortable with circuit design, debugging, and working with development tools. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.
Engineering Roles at SiFive
SiFive is currently hiring for a focused RTL Design Engineer position, likely to address a specific technical gap or project need.
Experience level distribution: 100% of openings target mid-level-level engineers.
Where SiFive is Hiring
SiFive operates across 3 countries with 7
total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams,
expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.
Santa Clara, United States of America serves as a primary hiring hub with 25% of all roles
(3 positions).
Engineering capabilities are distributed relatively evenly across locations, suggesting a
genuinely multi-site development model rather than a single headquarters-centric approach.
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