Rivian · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle Data Services
Palo Alto, California
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$167K/yr - $221K/yrRivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders focused on electric vehicle technology. The Vehicle Data Services team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical teams, collaborate on system requirements, and develop scalable solutions for backend applications.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Experience with technical team leadership for a team of mid-level & Senior engineers across multiple locales
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and translate them into scalable
Actively participate in long term strategic roadmap across Data Platform initiatives
Design, develop, and deploy distributed & API-based backend applications and microservices for R | V Tech's
Work with event-driven architectures, leveraging technologies like Kafka, Druid, Pinot and Redis to build
Write high-quality, maintainable code and ensure robust test coverage
Implement, monitor, and debug applications, ensuring high availability and low latency
Develop, deploy, and maintain solutions on cloud platforms, particularly AWS
Manage and optimize message brokers and implement streaming and queuing solutions as required
Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and production issues
Participate in an on-call rotation, addressing production issues during off-hours as necessary
Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and tools
Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems
Qualification
Required
Strong foundation in Software Engineering principles and Distributed systems design
Proficiency in Go (GoLang) Programming, and Python, with demonstrated experience building
Good understanding with multi-tier secure and scalable web patterns using REST & WSS
Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and familiarity with cloud-native patterns
Expertise in event-driven architecture and working with message brokers such as Kafka, Druid
Knowledge of Redis for caching, session storage, or distributed data structures
Understanding of data stores such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Relational Database Service
Solid understanding of systems debugging, production, and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Amazon CloudWatch
Experience with unit testing, system testing, and performance testing
Experience building cost effective and efficient designs in your technology choices
Strong knowledge of Git for version control and collaboration
Ability to self-manage and drive projects to completion while working independently
Preferred
Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD is also preferred
Familiarity with communications protocols like Protobuf & GRPC is highly preferred
Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure provisioning tools like Terraform, Terragrunt, Crossplane, ArgoCD
Familiarity Agentic frameworks and protocols such as MCP, ACP, etc is a real plus
Familiarity with AI First tools such as Cursor, Glean, etc
Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is strongly preferred, but not required
Benefits
Robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
Founded in 2009
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$21.93BKey Investors
Volkswagen GroupUS Department of EnergyIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
2025-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $6.6B
2024-05-02Grant· $827M
Leadership Team
Robert Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
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