Software Engineer, Connected Systems jobs in United States
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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ยท 2 hours ago

Software Engineer, Connected Systems

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$116K/yr - $145K/yr

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology. The Software Engineer role involves developing and maintaining high-performance, robust, and scalable distributed systems for next-generation Software Defined Vehicles.

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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

Go (GoLang) ProgrammingDistributed Systems designCloud PlatformsRedisKafkaCI/CD toolsMonitoring toolsContainerizationOrchestration tools

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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies

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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies develops scalable automotive software and technology platforms for multiple vehicle segments.
dateFounded in 2024
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://rivianvw.tech

H1B Sponsorship

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Kranti Garatkar
Staff Technical Program Manager
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