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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ยท 3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$147K/yr - $184K/yr
date5+ years exp

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders focused on the future of automotive technology. The role involves building and scaling foundational cloud platform services to support software-defined vehicles, including defining communication frameworks and implementing critical cloud services.

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Responsibilities

Define the end-to-end communication framework for vehicles from Rivian and the Volkswagen Group
Design and implement critical cloud services in Go, TypeScript, Java, and Python enabling secure, low-latency, reliable communication with millions of connected vehicles
Own the full lifecycle of the services you build, from initial design and implementation to testing, observability, and deployment via modern CI/CD
Act as a key contributor to our team-owned Domain Specific Language (DSL) for vehicle abstraction, extending it and its client libraries (Go, TS, Java, etc.) to support new cloud/vehicle features
Own the developer experience for hundreds of internal engineers by providing robust tooling, clear documentation, and support for the platform's core APIs and client libraries
Drive the technical roadmap and project planning in close collaboration with cross-functional vehicle, cloud, and security teams

Qualification

Cloud-native systemsAPI designDistributed systemsProgramming languagesInfrastructure as CodeService orchestrationObservability platformsCloud security principlesArchitecture discussionsTechnical decisionsCode reviewsMentoringDocumentationCollaboration

Required

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience
Proven experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems in a cloud-native environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Deep expertise with API design (gRPC/REST), building services on top of messaging systems (e.g., NATS, Kafka, MQTT), and utilizing in-memory data stores (e.g., Redis, Memcached)
Experience with common cloud security principles and patterns (e.g., JWT, mTLS, ACLs)
Expertise in one or more of our primary languages (Go, TypeScript, Java, Python), with a willingness to work in a polyglot environment
Experience with build systems and package management for the respective languages
Deep experience with Protocol Buffers (proto3) and associated code generation workflows
Experience with service orchestration on Kubernetes, including deep knowledge of horizontal scaling and high-availability patterns
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt), CI/CD systems (GitLab CI), and advanced Git usage (monorepos, submodules, git-lfs)
Proficiency with modern observability platforms (Datadog, Databricks)
Experience leading architecture discussions and driving technical decisions across multiple teams
Proven ability to mentor other engineers through thoughtful code reviews and constructive feedback

Preferred

Experience with Bazel
Experience with end-to-end system design spanning from edge devices to the cloud

Benefits

Rivian provides 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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2025 (9)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Kranti Garatkar
Staff Technical Program Manager
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