Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ยท 3 weeks ago
Senior Software Engineer, Connected Systems (Cloud Gateway / OTA)
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$147K/yr - $184K/yr
5+ years expRivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on creating technology solutions for electric vehicles. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to develop and support their Cloud Gateway Platform and Over-the-Air (OTA) infrastructure, tackling complex technical challenges to ensure system stability.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of middleware components supporting OTA functionality and other connected services
Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems and applications for R | V Tech's Cloud Gateway Platform with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and production issues
Work with event-driven architectures, leveraging technologies like Kafka and Redis
Develop, deploy, and maintain solutions on cloud platforms, particularly AWS
Develop APIs and communication protocols for data exchange between embedded systems, cloud platforms, and third-party services
Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and participate in code reviews
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
Proficiency in Go (GoLang), Rust, and Python, with demonstrated experience building production-grade applications
Proficiency in Software Engineering principles and Distributed Systems design
Preferred
5+ years of software engineering experience working on distributed systems, middleware, or connected vehicle software platforms
Experience with Redis for caching, session storage, or distributed data structures
Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and familiarity with cloud-native patterns
Experience with event-driven architecture and working with message brokers such as Kafka
Experience in utilization of data stores such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon DocumentDB, and/or MongoDB
Experience with building high-performance and low-latency systems in large-scale environments
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools (CI/CD) like Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD
Experience with communications protocols like websocket and gRPC
Experience with systems debugging, production, and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Amazon CloudWatch
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with automotive safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, ASPICE)
Experience working in an automotive setting, or with IoT/Connected devices
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
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies develops scalable automotive software and technology platforms for multiple vehicle segments.
1001-5000 employees
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