Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: Linux Kernel, Device Drivers, OpenSBI, U-boot, Yocto
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$171k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: CPU design, SoC design, Clocking, Reset design, Power management
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: RISC-V, TileLink, Chisel, Scala, RTL Design
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · On-site
$159k–$194k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: CPU design, SoC design, Clocking, Reset design, Power management
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · On-site
$206k–$251k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: CPU design, SoC design, Clocking, Reset design, Power management
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · On-site
$140k–$171k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: RTL design, Chisel, Scala, RISC-V, TileLink
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: RTL Design, CPU Architecture, RISC-V, Verilog, System Verilog
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, Cache Coherency, Memory-subsystem, Functional Verification
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, CPU verification, Computer architecture, Microarchitecture
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
$179k–$219k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: Power modeling, Computer architecture, RTL, ASIC power analysis, CPU design
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, Cache Coherency, Memory Hierarchy, Design Verification
Hsinchu, Taiwan · Hybrid
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: Computer architecture, Processor micro-architecture, Performance analysis, Benchmarking, Microbenchmark design
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, CPU verification, Computer architecture, Microarchitecture
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, CPU verification, Computer architecture, Microarchitecture
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
$179k–$219k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: Power benchmarking, Power analysis, Power modeling, Computer architecture, RTL
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, Cache Coherency, Memory Hierarchy, Design Verification
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: RISC-V, FPGA, System Validation, Silicon Bring-up, Debugging
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, CPU architecture, Microarchitecture, Design verification
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: SystemVerilog, UVM, CPU architecture, Microarchitecture, Design verification
Hsinchu, Taiwan · On-site
$179k–$219k/yr
About SiFive As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications …
Skills: Computer architecture, High performance processors, RTL, Micro-architecture, Performance modeling
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Design, develop, and release system software including Linux kernels and device drivers for RISC-V processors. Collaborate with hardware and architecture teams to refine features and integrate software with existing operating systems.
Requires a degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience with proven expertise in upstream Linux development and multicore system debugging. Proficiency with GNU toolchains, shell scripting, and SoC platform security is essential.
As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.
At SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.
Our constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions. Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time.
Are you ready?
To learn more about SiFive’s phenomenal success and to see why we have won the GSA’s prestigious Most Respected Private Company Award (for the fourth time!), check out our website and Glassdoor pages.
The Role:
We at SiFive are proud to take a software first approach to develop tools and frameworks that achieve cutting edge performance without compromising quality for the SiFive processor family. SiFive designs Core IPs that deliver performance, are optimized for power and area, but do not sacrifice flexibility or programmability. Our software stack is codesigned with the hardware and developed with scalability and quality in mind. Join us to develop revolutionary software from the ground up!
SiFive is seeking an System Software Engineer for our System Software group. The SiFive System Software group develops critical software components for our processors, from firmware and bare-metal to high-level OS. The team is global, spanning several worldwide sites, working together as one group. We believe that engineers create most of the value in the company. Our management chain has a strong engineering and software development background. We believe in open, honest, and direct communication; mutual respect; and seek strong communicators and listeners.
As a System Software Engineer, you will work with system architecture, hardware engineering and software engineering teams to help design and evaluate systems, including CPUs, interconnects, firewalls, and related IP blocks. You’ll work with our software group to design software implementations that take advantage of hardware features and integrate cleanly with existing operating systems, such as Linux. You’ll write software for Linux kernel, device drivers, OpenSBI, u-boot, Yocto/OpenEmbedded. You’ll be a part of creating something big, all based around the RISC-V instruction set architecture.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, upstream and release system software: Linux kernel, device drivers, OpenSBI, u-boot, Yocto/OpenEmbedded (both SiFive-proprietary and public open source)
Engage with architecture, hardware engineering, and other software engineering teams to review, and refine features
Proven experience with upstream development on high-level operating systems such as Linux
Strong communication, co-working, and listening skills
Experience working with hardware architecture and engineering teams
Experience debugging complex multicore systems
Experience debugging with GDB, JTAG and OpenOCD
Experience with git, Makefile, GNU toolchain and shell scripting
Experience with device drivers, virtualization, IOMMUs, power management or SoC platform security
B.Sc., or M.Sc. in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
Nice to have
Experience with PCIe, ACPI, uEFI, edk2 and RISC-V server SoC
If you want to do incredible work and be challenged by exciting, truly innovative projects that will test the boundaries of your skills and creativity, then SiFive is the place for you! Be proud of your work. Do things better. Join SiFive.
Additional Information:
This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:
TaiwanAny offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.
SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
The heart of SiFive is RISC-V! SiFive creates the building blocks of RISC-V-based IP that are the inevitable innovative reimagining of every computing platform.
Offices: 2625 Augustine Drive, Suite 101, Santa Clara, California 95054, US · 20 Station Road, Cambridge, England CB1 2JD, GB · 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 310, Austin, Texas 78746, US · 2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 400, Berkeley, California 94709, US · 33 Boston Post Rd West, Suite 170, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752, US
The heart of SiFive is RISC-V! SiFive creates the building blocks of RISC-V-based IP that are the inevitable innovative reimagining of every computing platform.
Offices: 2625 Augustine Drive, Suite 101, Santa Clara, California 95054, US · 20 Station Road, Cambridge, England CB1 2JD, GB · 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 310, Austin, Texas 78746, US · 2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 400, Berkeley, California 94709, US · 33 Boston Post Rd West, Suite 170, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752, US
