Rivian · 1 month ago
Software Engineer, Connected Systems
US-CA-Palo Alto
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$116K/yr - $145K/yrRivian is a company focused on electric architecture and software for next-generation Software Defined Vehicles. They are seeking a passionate Software Engineer to contribute to the development and maintenance of high-performance, robust, and scalable distributed systems in their IoT and Streaming Team.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems and applications with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
Work with event-driven architectures, leveraging technologies like Kafka and Redis to build efficient and fault-tolerant systems
Implement, monitor, and debug applications, ensuring high availability and low latency
Develop, deploy, and maintain solutions on cloud platforms, particularly AWS
Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and tools
Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems
Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekends, late nights, and holidays, to resolve critical production issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
Proficient in Go (GoLang) Programming, with demonstrated experience building production-grade applications
Preferred
Experience in Software Engineering principles and Distributed Systems design
Experience with Redis for caching, session storage, or distributed data structures
Experience in event-driven architecture and working with message brokers such as Kafka
Experience with Cloud Platforms and familiarity with cloud-native patterns
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools (CI/CD) like Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with building high-performance and low-latency systems in large-scale
Understanding of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana Labs, or Amazon CloudWatch environments
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
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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