Senior/Principal Software Engineer

Fast Forward • cambridge, england, United-Kingdom • Posted May 31, 2026

Location cambridge, england
Job Type Full-time
Category IT & Technology
Posted May 31, 2026

At lowRISC we believe that open source development can transform the semiconductor industry. To help achieve this vision of production‑ready, commercial-grade chips and silicon building blocks, we employ a software team with a wide range of skills. Our software engineers work across the full software stack, from firmware and toolchains that interact directly with hardware to cloud‑based infrastructure that tests our products at scale. This includes work in areas such as:

  • RISC‑V firmware and driver development.
  • Software hardening and security tools.
  • Embedded operating systems (in Rust and C).
  • Compilers, code generators, and linters.
  • Simulators and emulators (e.g. QEMU).
  • Electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
  • Performance and code size analysis.
  • Cloud‑based infrastructure (such as continuous integration pipelines).

lowRISC is a non‑profit Community Interest Company. With a business...

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