Reviewed SiFive postings include platform-language tooling and design-verification infrastructure internships.
Locations observed
Recorded internship postings list Santa Clara and Berkeley; the design-verification infrastructure role also lists Austin and Boston.
Program timing
SiFive’s careers page does not publish one company-wide internship calendar or fixed application deadline. Use the exact posting.
Pay and work authorization
Treat these as requisition-specific. Read the current posting rather than applying one role’s terms across SiFive.
Company careers page; confirm the exact internship posting is still open and read its location, qualifications, compensation and work-authorization language before applying.
SiFive internships: choose a RISC-V engineering path before applying
SiFive’s reviewed internships were role-specific rather than one published universal student program. Start with the exact opening, then compare the engineering area, location and technical requirements against your coursework and project experience.
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Platform Technologies Language Design Intern
Students whose strongest evidence is software or hardware-tooling work and who want to improve the languages and tools used to design RISC-V systems.
What the work looks like
SiFive’s reviewed posting says interns complete a project matched to their skills and interests, with possible work enhancing Chisel and supporting System-on-Chip design tooling. The role participates in the open-source Chisel and CIRCT communities.
Candidate profile
The posting asks for object-oriented or functional programming experience and says exposure to hardware design and verification is a plus rather than a requirement. Use the live requisition for every other candidate condition.
Location & timing
The reviewed posting lists Santa Clara and Berkeley and is full time. Its availability and closing date are requisition-specific.
Students interested in verification platforms, systems software and the engineering infrastructure behind hardware validation.
What the work looks like
SiFive’s reviewed posting describes building and maintaining Verification Platform infrastructure, adding Chisel and CIRCT functionality, and developing Scala and Python libraries and tools used by verification teams.
Candidate profile
The posting asks for software-engineering experience in at least one compiled language and one scripting language. Use the live requisition for any additional candidate, work-authorization or export-control terms.
Location & timing
The reviewed posting lists Santa Clara, Austin, Berkeley and Boston and is full time. Its availability and closing date are requisition-specific.
Choose by the work you can already discuss. A compiler, domain-specific-language or hardware-tooling project maps more directly to the platform-language role than a generic interest in semiconductors.
Verification automation, systems tooling or CI infrastructure is stronger evidence for the design-verification infrastructure role than a broad hardware résumé with no relevant project detail.
Open the current requisition before applying and confirm the location, qualifications and employment terms still match. Do not rely on a cached search result.
Do not infer one SiFive-wide internship deadline, pay range, work-authorization policy or program duration from these two role examples.
Reviewed September 20, 2026. SiFive Careers and the two cited SiFive Workday internship postings were checked September 20, 2026. They support SiFive’s RISC-V focus, the recorded internship titles, responsibilities and listed locations. They do not establish a company-wide internship cycle, deadline, pay range, work arrangement, eligibility or sponsorship policy; keep those tied to the exact current requisition.
Sources & about this guideAbout this research
Research checked September 20, 2026. Compare the recorded internship paths below, then confirm current openings and requirements with the employer.
Sources checked September 20, 2026. Check the employer posting for current application details.
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