Great vision and isn't afraid to shake up tradition - Software Engineer II SiFive Employee Review

5.0
Feb 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Close interaction between teams; you aren't shoved into a silo where you never learn other teams' faces - Flexible work-from-home and remote options - Good recognition of developer initiative and discretion - Very friendly, welcoming, and supportive people, without divisive office politicking - Still got a startup's dynamic feel to the work, but has grown enough to have a solid foundation

Cons

- Pay varies based on employee location (which I support, adapting to cost-of-living) but without much transparency on how *much* of a cut you might take if you move further remote (which makes financial planning difficult) - Release candidates aren't always cleanly cut as the deadlines approach, leading to some churn as fixes and occasional features are finalized and backported to both main and versioned branches at once

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5.0
Oct 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The technologies being developed are great, and the folks behind them even greater. People are professional yet it still has that startup feel. I don't feel there are any silos between different teams. Most of my colleagues are incredibly smart and cool people. Executive updates are open and thorough.

Cons

Deadlines are too often pushed back. Executive updates look to be scheduled randomly. A few people don't follow basic engineering practices.

3.0
Feb 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours Decent comp Good office

Cons

Little career mobility Low engagement with senior management No perks

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