Mentium Technologies Inc. is seeking a motivatedRISC-V Software Engineerto join our hardware-software co-design team.
In this role, you will help develop and optimize the software stack for our custom RISC-V-based vision AI accelerator.
You will work across embedded software, computer architecture, and machine learning to develop high-performance compute libraries, runtime components, and developer-facing SDK tools.
A key part of the role will be efficiently mapping AI and signal-processing workloads onto a multicore RISC-V SoC, with particular attention to vector processing, memory usage, data movement, and parallel execution.
You will collaborate closely with RTL design, system architecture, software, and machine learning teams.
This role is well suited for an engineer with experience in RISC-V, embedded computing, or accelerator research who is interested in turning advanced architectural concepts into a practical and extensible software platform.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and optimize software kernels for machine learning and signal-processing workloads on a RISC-V-based accelerator
Build reusable compute libraries, runtime components, and APIs for the Mentium SDK
Optimize software for vector execution, multicore processing, and the SoC memory hierarchy
Profile workloads and identify compute, memory, and system-level performance bottlenecks
Integrate optimized software components into AI model deployment and inference workflows
Develop functional tests, performance benchmarks, examples, and SDK documentation
Collaborate with hardware engineers to validate architectural features and improve system performance
Contribute to the continued development of the RISC-V accelerator software architecture and programming model
Evaluate and adapt relevant open-source libraries, runtimes,



and compiler technologies
Required Qualifications
Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
3+ years of combined relevant industry, doctoral research, or applied research experience
Strong programming skills in Python, C and C++
Experience with Python for testing, automation, tooling, or application development
Solid understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, and parallel processing
Experience with performance optimization, profiling, and low-level debugging
Familiarity with machine learning or signal-processing operations such as convolution and matrix multiplication
Ability to read hardware specifications and collaborate effectively across hardware and software teams
Experience with Git and standard collaborative software-development practices
Professional proficiency in English
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with the RISC-V instruction set or RISC-V Vector Extension
Experience with open-source RISC-V platforms such as PULP, or similar multicore and accelerator systems
Experience with SIMD, vector processors, GPUs, DSPs, or custom accelerator architectures
Experience with vector intrinsics, assembly programming, or low-level code optimization
Familiarity with embedded, bare-metal, or real-time software development
Experience developing numerical, signal-processing, or machine learning libraries




Understanding of DMA, scratchpad memory, cache hierarchies, and multicore synchronization
Familiarity with machine learning frameworks or model formats such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or ONNX
Exposure to compiler and deployment technologies such as LLVM, MLIR, TVM, Deeploy, or related tools
Experience contributing to open-source software or research software projects
Exposure to hardware-software co-design, SoC development, FPGA prototyping, or architectural simulation
Italian language skills are welcome but not required
Location and Employment
Location: Italy-based hybrid (preferred regions: Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Campania)
Work arrangement: hybrid
Employment type: Full-time
Gross annual salary range — RAL: €40,000–€65,000, depending on experience and technical background
Why Join Mentium?
At Mentium, you will work at the intersection of custom silicon, RISC-V software, embedded systems, and vision AI.
You will collaborate directly with the engineers designing the hardware and help create the software environment used to program and deploy workloads on it.
As part of a small and focused company, your contributions will directly influence our products and technical direction.
You will have the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful projects and help transform advanced RISC-V and accelerator technologies into a robust, developer-friendly software platform.
This position provides an opportunity to work on both research-oriented technical challenges and production-quality engineering, while gaining experience across processor architecture, optimized kernels, runtime software, AI deployment, and hardware-software co-design.
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