Does SiFive pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SiFive employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SiFive. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SiFive?

76% of SiFive employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SiFive 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SiFive?

Software Engineer (8) , Engineer (7) , Design Verification Engineer (5) , Senior Engineer (4) , Staff Engineer (4) , ASIC Design Engineer (2) , Engineer II (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Senior Verification Engineer (2) , Software Engineer II (2) , Vice President (2)

What are the pros of working at SiFive according to real employee reviews?

"Work culture is good and flexible" ((in 9 reviews)); "Work Life balance, open minded" ((in 8 reviews)); "Adaptive culture and open" ((in 5 reviews)); "Amazing team changing the industry" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good salary But not a good trade" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SiFive according to real employee reviews?

"management is former engineers who would rather be engineering stuff and can be scatterbrained in their actual job" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about SiFive layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SiFive layoffs and their outlook for job security at SiFive in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SiFive locations?

San Mateo , Santa Clara , Austin , San Francisco , Milpitas , Huntsville , San Jose , Portland

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4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Patrick Little

83% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

SiFive has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SiFive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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88 reviews

4.0

Oct 23, 2023

Good for begineers

Design verification engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for begineers and as an entry level job

Cons

Income is not good. Have limitation due to export control

3.0

Oct 22, 2023

hw vs sw

Sw- manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great HW and architecture company

Cons

SW plays a secondary role

1.0

Aug 14, 2023

Unreal work pressure

Physical design

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hardly any. Had quite a few offers, made a terrible choice to join Sifive.

Cons

Treated as a resource and not as an engineer. Design team expected to do CAD work. CAD team expected to do design work. Working 12-16 hours a day is normal on weekdays. Plus 4-6 hours on weekends.

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