Staff Software Engineer, DevOps - Rivian

About Us:

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. 

 

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. 

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff DevOps Engineer to further our DevOps initiatives and drive continuous integration, software delivery, and deployment. As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and manage our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, while providing technical guidance and mentorship to the team. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and fault-tolerant CI/CD pipelines for building the Android base operating system.
• Re-architect Android and QNX based builds for maintainability and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with development and quality assurance teams to ensure efficient release management and development processes.
• Champion the integrity of the build system.
• Integrate third-party and open-source software in the build system.
• Identify requirements and develop tools to enhance developer productivity in the build environment.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support the production build environment.
• Monitor and troubleshoot system and application performance to ensure high availability and reliability of production systems.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on our infrastructure and recommending relevant solutions.

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of industry experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• 3+ years of experience with Android OS, QNX and embedded Linux build workflows
• 3+ years of experience with build tools like GNU Make, Cmake, Soong, Ninja, Gradle and Bazel.
• 3+ years of experience with developing tools for software products – Android/ Linux / QNX preferred.
• Fundamental understanding of OS drivers and packages
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools such as Helm, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, or ELK Stack.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Bash or Python
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Pay Disclosure:

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $186,000-$232,500 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

 

Benefits Summary: 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, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Company Statements:

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 

 

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. 

 

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.  

 

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.