Full-Time
Member of Technical Staff
Posted on 8/16/2025
Rivos
201-500 employees
Custom RISC-V server hardware for enterprises
Compensation Overview
$145k - $152.5k/yr
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid position requiring some in-office presence.
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- Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 1 year of experience in job offered or related occupation
- Must have at least 1 year of prior work experience in verifying pre-silicon ASIC design, architecture, and golden models of different SoC units using Emulation and Prototyping platforms from Cadence and Synopsys
- Must have at least 1 year of prior work experience in working with different hardware and software teams to execute and debug test plans spanning CPU, GPU and SoC levels, and to boot up and verify kernel images on Emulators for thorough pre-silicon validation
- Must have at least 1 year of prior work experience in automating emulation flow and developing customized debug interfaces with Python, C and TCL
- Comprehend the high-level chip architecture, create full system simulation models in simulators like gem5 to characterize the micro-arch details, and leverage performance data to guide and optimize the hardware design
- Craft, verify and debug performance test plans for different hardware blocks, including IO adapter unit, IOMMU and Ethernet to ensure key design metrics such as bandwidth and latency are properly achieved
- Develop efficient performance debug tools to monitor system’s performance in different testing scenarios and collect over-time data for post-run analysis
- Work with architects to analyze performance stats and run system-level benchmarks to define the future architectures of the products
- Propose, define and lead the investigations of new performance features which are aimed at improving the system’s overall efficiency
Rivos designs and manufactures custom high-performance server hardware based on the RISC-V open ISA for data centers and enterprise IT. Its products are purpose-built to deliver strong compute performance, energy efficiency, and security for demanding workloads, through hardware tailored to specific tasks rather than off-the-shelf designs. The company differentiates itself by leveraging the flexibility and cost advantages of RISC-V to create bespoke servers that meet enterprise needs, offering close collaboration and support to ensure seamless integration in large-scale infrastructure. Its goal is to serve cloud providers, data centers, and other large IT operators with tailored, dependable server solutions that optimize performance and total cost of ownership.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$250M
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
2021
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Meta's $2B acquisition in September 2025 validates RISC-V for AI chips.
- Rivos raised $250M in April 2024 to scale AI inference GPUs.
- Canonical partnership enables Ubuntu on Rivos RISC-V data centers.
What critics are saying
- Meta redirects Rivos roadmap to internal AI by 2026, halting enterprise sales.
- Nvidia's 20-30% H100 price cuts in 2025 lock in CUDA ecosystems.
- RISC-V fragmentation demands proprietary optimizations, blocking portability.
What makes Rivos unique
- Rivos builds high-performance RISC-V SoCs with proprietary GPGPU accelerators.
- Rivos delivers CUDA-compatible software stacks for seamless AI transitions.
- Rivos taped out 3.1 GHz RISC-V processor for data center efficiency.
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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has acquired chip startup Rivos to enhance its AI capabilities and reduce reliance on external suppliers. This move, announced on September 30, 2025, aims to integrate Rivos's RISC-V-based processors and GPUs, accelerating Meta's custom AI chip development. The acquisition reflects a broader trend of tech giants pursuing vertical integration in AI hardware, potentially impacting companies like Nvidia. Rivos was previously seeking funding at a $2 billion valuation.
Meta is acquiring chip startup Rivos Inc. for around $2 billion to enhance its AI hardware capabilities and reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs. Rivos, known for its RISC-V–based AI GPU, raised $250 million in April 2024. This acquisition aligns with Meta's strategy to develop in-house AI chips by 2026, aiming to cut AI compute costs. The move is part of a broader trend among tech giants to control AI chip development, challenging Nvidia's market dominance.
U.S.-based semiconductor startup Rivos is aiming to raise between $400 million and $500 million to develop advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) designed to compete directly with NVIDIA in the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) chip market.
Santa Clara, California-based Rivos is reportedly developing a chip optimized for artificial intelligence inference.