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Santa Clara, California, United States, United States of America
Onsite
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.
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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:
The Role:
As a Language and Front End Design Engineer in the Platform Engineering Technologies team, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining cutting-edge tools for System-on-Chip (SoC) design. You will apply your programming language expertise to design domain-specific languages for hardware design. You will participate in the open source Chisel (https://www.chisel-lang.org/) and CIRCT (https://github.com/llvm/circt) communities while ensuring that SiFive engineers have the best tools to build and verify advanced RISC-V CPUs, IPs, and SoCs. You will be part of a tight-knit, supportive, challenge-loving team who likes to learn and apply new technologies to change the paradigm of designing custom silicon.
Responsibilities:
Develop and enhance embedded Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) in Scala, and Python, along with associated build tooling, for use by hardware industry professionals
Solicit and respond to user requests and feedback to continuously improve the tooling
Write excellent documentation, tutorials and help train experienced hardware designers and verification engineers in new techniques
Collaborate with colleagues to integrate with MLIR Compiler stack written in C++
Participate in open source communities such as Chisel and LLVM CIRCT.
Requirements:
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
Familiarity with object oriented and functional programming languages.
Experience in Scala highly desirable.
Ability to communicate and teach others both inside and outside the company.
Exposure to hardware design, verification, or implementation techniques is a plus but not required.
Pay & Benefits
Consistent with SiFive values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline, and our compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience.
For candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee.
Base Pay Range
$139,752.00-$170,808.00In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!
Additional Information:
This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in
United States of AmericaAny 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.
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