Rivian · 19 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Ops
Palo Alto, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $258K/yr
5+ years expRivian is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Data Ops to join their Data team. This role involves providing expertise in cloud and data engineering to build, test, and release complex mission-critical infrastructure services for Rivian's ADAS team on AWS cloud.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead, build, test and release complex mission-critical infrastructure services for Rivian's ADAS team on cloud and/or on-prem
Setup fault tolerant multi-region environments for data operations and data applications
Own CI/CD pipeline for apps and data projects
Define on-call strategy and participate in on-call rotations
Make developers' lives smooth via automated workflows
Build and optimize highly reliable, scalable, and distributed infra using microservice architecture
Collaborate with the security & privacy team to perform audits and mitigate any findings
Collaborate with cross-functional ADAS teams for development and integrations
Cost optimization in AWS across multiple accounts and services
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering or in ML/Dev/Data Ops role
5+ years of experience authoring, scaling, and managing production infrastructure
5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, AWS CI/CD tools, AWS networking stack, S3, Lambda, EKS, ECS, RDS, System Manager, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail, etc
5+ years Infra as Code and configuration management (Terraform, AWS cloud formation, AWS CDK)
5+ years of experience with monitoring applications in cloud using Datadog, AWS CloudWatch or Prometheus
5+ years of experience debugging production systems and performing RCA on incidents
3+ years of being hands-on with Python, Go or Java and Gitlab for automation
2+ years of CI/CD and/or GitOps patterns (using Gitlab, Jenkins, Allure etc.)
2+ years of microservice-oriented architectures (using Kubernetes (EKS), AWS ECS, or Docker swarm)
2+ years of knowledge of Agile Development of Accessible Software Tools
Preferred
Linux internals, networking, and distributed computing are a plus
AWS or Cloud Native certification is a plus
Benefits
Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Coverage is effective on the first day of employment.
Company
Rivian
Rivian is an automotive technology company that develops products and services to advance the shift to sustainable mobility.
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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