Staff Software Engineer - Rivian

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. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our growing team, focused on developing cutting-edge internal application software development. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, high-performing applications on the AWS stack with a modern React.js front end. You will work in a collaborative environment where your expertise will drive innovation and enhance operational efficiencies in supply chain management.

1. Software Development:

• Design, develop, and deploy highly scalable and reliable supply chain software solutions.
• Build responsive, dynamic user interfaces using React.js and ensure seamless user experiences.
• Develop server-side applications leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormation, and others.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.

1. System Architecture & Design:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and system architecture.
• Lead the design and implementation of distributed systems, microservices, and APIs.
• Ensure system designs meet scalability, performance, and security standards.

1. Technical Leadership:

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and peers.
• Perform code reviews to uphold high standards of software quality and maintainability.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and practices.

1. Collaboration & Problem Solving:

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Analyze complex problems, propose effective solutions, and deliver results on time.
• Ensure integration of software solutions with third-party systems and tools.

1. DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure:

• Develop CI/CD pipelines for seamless build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitor and optimize application performance, availability, and cost on AWS infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues promptly.
• Must be open to on-call duties during factory hours & weekends

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience, Preferred)
• Masters Degree (Preferred)
• 8+ years of professional software development experience. (Preferred)
• Expertise in either Python or JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks like React.js; expertise in both are preferred.
• Strong backend development experience using AWS services (e.g., Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, etc.).
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and development.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

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.