RISC-V jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-30, RISC-V appears in 134 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning RISC-V.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about RISC-V
+Is RISC-V in demand in 2026?
Yes. RISC-V appears in 134 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning RISC-V (15.7% of all postings mentioning RISC-V).
+What jobs require RISC-V?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning RISC-V are Field Application Engineer (30.0% of that role’s postings mention RISC-V), Design Verification Engineer (20.0% of that role’s postings mention RISC-V), Compiler Engineer (17.9% of that role’s postings mention RISC-V).
+What skills are commonly paired with RISC-V?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-30), RISC-V most often appears alongside ARM, Python, C++, C, Linux.
+Where is RISC-V most in demand?
As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring RISC-V are Belgrade, Santa Clara, Austin, San Jose, Taipei, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new RISC-V content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning RISC-V alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new RISC-V content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after RISC-V?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring RISC-V — last 90 days
Career paths around RISC-V
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before RISC-V
Skills after RISC-V
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Firestore | 1 |
| Before: NextJS | 1 |
| Before: TypeScript | 1 |
| Before: SDLC | 1 |
| After: retrospectives | 1 |
| After: C# | 1 |
| After: daily standups | 1 |
| After: Postman | 1 |
| After: Looker Studio | 1 |
| After: Unity | 1 |
| After: SMS | 1 |
| After: email | 1 |
Roles most likely to require RISC-V
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Field Application Engineer | 6 | 30.0% |
| Design Verification Engineer | 5 | 20.0% |
| Compiler Engineer | 5 | 17.9% |
| Hardware Architect | 3 | 12.5% |
| SoC Architect | 3 | 12.5% |
| Embedded Software Architect | 1 | 3.3% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 2 | 3.2% |
| Software Product Manager | 1 | 3.2% |
| System Software Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 20 | 1.8% |
Roles with the most RISC-V postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 21 | 15.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 20 | 14.9% |
| Field Application Engineer | 6 | 4.5% |
| Compiler Engineer | 5 | 3.7% |
| Design Verification Engineer | 5 | 3.7% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 5 | 3.7% |
| Product Manager | 5 | 3.7% |
| RTL Design Engineer | 4 | 3.0% |
| System Software Engineer | 4 | 3.0% |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 | 3.0% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring RISC-V
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Tenstorrent | 38 |
| NVIDIA | 12 |
| Viasat, Inc. | 9 |
| Renesas | 8 |
| NXP | 6 |
| SiFive | 6 |
| Raise Robotics | 5 |
| SALVUS | 4 |
| Ubuntu | 4 |
| Fractile | 4 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for RISC-V
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade | 11 | 8.2% |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 7.5% |
| Austin | 5 | 3.7% |
| San Jose | 4 | 3.0% |
| Taipei | 4 | 3.0% |
| Hsinchu | 3 | 2.2% |
| Irvine | 3 | 2.2% |
| Jacksonville | 3 | 2.2% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 2.2% |
Skills commonly paired with RISC-V
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning RISC-V by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s RISC-V postings by all RISC-V postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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