Software Engineer - Platform Technologies

Austin, Texas, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop and maintain core tools and flows for microprocessor design, including simulation and build tools to validate designs.

Role type

Systems software engineer (toolchain)

Builds

Simulation and build tools for microprocessor design validation

Domain

Semiconductor / Chip design / RISC-V

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Systems programming, C++, Python, Linux development, build tools (make, cmake), test and verification methodologies

Preferred skills

Processor microarchitecture knowledge, profiling, simulation and emulation tool development (e.g., QEMU)

Technologies

C++, Python, Linux, make, cmake, QEMU

Responsibilities

Develop simulation and build tools to validate microprocessor designs, maintain infrastructure around design flows, write complex systems with multiple tools communicating via files, pipes, shared memory, databases, and REST calls

Seniority

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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 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.