Full-Stack Staff Engineer

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.

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.

Job Description:

We're looking for a seasoned Full-Stack Staff Engineer to join our team. Here's the lowdown on what you'll be doing:

Full-Stack Development

• You'll be our go-to for Python and Django, building out scalable APIs and microservices. We also dabble in MCP and RAG, so experience in those areas is a huge plus! This is the primary area of focus, leveraging your technical expertise in application development.

• Python, Django Development: Design and implement scalable, secure APIs and backend logic using Python, Django, and microservices.

• Data Modeling: Architect database schemas and optimize PostgreSQL/RDS/Redis/JSON performance for high-throughput services.

• System Integration: Integrate backend services with AWS native tools (e.g., SQS, S3, Lambda) to build highly scalable, decoupled architectures. Platform & DevOps.

• Developing React pages, shell scripts, Python test cases, exposure to Jenkins pipelines.

• Experience with JavaScript, CSS, and VS Code plugin development is a plus.

DevOps & Infrastructure

• You'll help us keep the ship sailing smoothly by managing our AWS EKS clusters. We love Terraform for infrastructure and use tools like GitHub Actions, Concourse, and Jenkins to keep our CI/CD pipelines humming. This is the secondary area of focus.

• Infrastructure as Code & Orchestration: Design, manage, and scale high-availability Kubernetes (EKS) clusters on AWS. Utilize Terraform for declarative provisioning and management of all cloud infrastructure resources.

• CI/CD: Architect, implement, and maintain robust deployment pipelines, leveraging GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Concourse, and Jenkins, with a clear mandate to move toward a "continuous deployment" maturity model.

• Container Strategy: Own the complete Docker lifecycle—from ensuring local development environment consistency to securing and optimizing production images.

• Helm Governance: Create and maintain standardized Helm charts to package and deploy applications consistently across all environments.

• Reliability & Performance

  • Observability: Implement comprehensive logging, tracing, and monitoring solutions across both the application and the Kubernetes cluster to enable proactive incident response.

  • Automation: Utilize Python to build custom DevOps tooling and scripts, significantly reducing manual intervention and toil in the release cycle.

Project Management and collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Wearing the PM Hat: Part of the role involves keeping projects on track. You'll collaborate with other teams, manage Jira tickets, and make sure everything is tested end-to-end before it hits production.

• This is your third area of focus. In this role, you will be managing our development process, project management, Raising/approving Jira tickets, attending cross-functional team meetings, documentation, and testing.

Technical Requirements:

• Web Framework: Python, Django (Senior-level experience with ORM and REST Framework), microservices

• AI Framework: MCP, RAG, OAuth 2.0

• Cloud: AWS (Expert knowledge in EKS, IAM, VPC, RDS, EC2, S3), preferably certified in AWS development.

• Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Good proficiency with Terraform for managing cloud and Kubernetes resources.

• CI/CD Tools: Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Concourse, and Jenkins.

• Orchestration: Kubernetes (Proven experience with Pods, Services, Ingress, and ConfigMaps)

• Packaging: Docker & Helm (Expert at writing secure Dockerfiles and templating with Helm)

• Experience: 10+ years in professional software development with at least 2 years in DevOps.

• The "Full-Cycle" Mindset: You believe that a developer's job isn't finished until the code is running successfully in production and being monitored.

• Polyglot Skills: You can switch between troubleshooting a Jenkins Groovy script, fixing an infrastructure bug in Terraform, and resolving a Django middleware issue without breaking a sweat.

• Security-Conscious: You understand how to manage Kubernetes secrets and IAM roles to maintain a secure application and infrastructure posture.

• Very well-versed with testing frameworks, developing pre-merge and post-merge scripts

Education: A Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Any 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.