SiFive tech stack
SiFive builds mostly with SystemVerilog, Python, Chisel, Verilog. Its stack also includes UVM, GitHub, Linux, MLIR. SystemVerilog is named in 68 of the 131 job postings SiFive published in the last 12 months (52%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of SiFive, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does SiFive use?
SystemVerilog is named in 52% of job postings at SiFive, followed by Python (38%), Chisel (32%), Verilog (31%).
SystemVerilog
68 52%
Python
50 38%
Chisel
42 32%
Verilog
40 31%
Scala
38 29%
C++
26 20%
VHDL
23 18%
Bluespec
17 13%
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What frameworks and libraries does SiFive use?
UVM is named in 27% of job postings at SiFive, followed by MLIR (5%), Django (2%), PyTorch (2%).
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What databases does SiFive use?
PostgreSQL is named in 2% of job postings at SiFive, followed by Redis (1%).
PostgreSQL
2 2%
Redis
1 1%
What cloud and platforms does SiFive use?
GitHub is named in 15% of job postings at SiFive, followed by Linux (11%), Kubernetes (2%), U-Boot (2%).
GitHub
20 15%
Kubernetes
3 2%
U-Boot
3 2%
AWS
3 2%
CUDA Toolkit
3 2%
AWS Lambda
2 2%
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What developer tools does SiFive use?
Formal Verification is named in 23% of job postings at SiFive, followed by Git (18%), FIRRTL (11%), Synopsys Verdi (6%).
Git
24 18%
Synopsys Verdi
8 6%
Cadence JasperGold
5 4%
Synopsys PrimeTime
5 4%
Synopsys SpyGlass
5 4%
Synopsys VC Formal
5 4%
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Which engineering practices does SiFive ask for?
Machine Learning is named in 100% of job postings at SiFive, followed by CI/CD (5%), Platform Engineering (2%), RAG (2%).
CI/CD
6 5%
Platform Engineering
3 2%
RAG
2 2%
AI Agents
1 1%
HPC
1 1%
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What does each SiFive team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
82 postingsDevOps
20 postingsIndustrial Engineering
9 postingsBackend
5 postingsHow does your stack fit SiFive?
How is the SiFive stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the SiFive stack?
SiFive scores 71 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the SiFive stack in its industry?
Share of the 91 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets SiFive apart
Companies with a stack like SiFive
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74 shared technologies
Silicon Labs
43 shared technologies
Espace Real Estate
50 shared technologies
Securities and Exchange Commission
50 shared technologies
Graphcore
53 shared technologies
Etched
43 shared technologies
Bitdeer Technologies Group
54 shared technologies
Renesas Electronics
58 shared technologies
Questions about the SiFive tech stack
What programming languages does SiFive use?
The languages named in SiFive job postings are SystemVerilog (52%), Python (38%), Chisel (32%), Verilog (31%), Scala (29%), as a share of the 131 postings of the last 12 months.
Does SiFive use UVM?
Yes. UVM is named in 36 of 131 job postings (27%) and required in 30 of them.
What cloud and platforms does SiFive use?
The cloud and platforms named in SiFive job postings are GitHub (20), Linux (15), Kubernetes (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at SiFive?
Hardware postings at SiFive most often require SystemVerilog (58), Verilog (29), UVM (26), Python (20), out of 82 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the SiFive tech stack changing?
Yes. Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Synopsys StarRC, Cadence Xcelium, Django first appeared in SiFive job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the SiFive tech stack?
SiFive scores 71 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the SiFive tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting SiFive publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 131 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "SiFive tech stack: 95 technologies from 131 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/sifive/technologies