Staff Engineer

About Us
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive's next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we're addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we'll map a new way forward. Working together, we'll create a future that's more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

The Mobile & Consumer Platform team's mission is to create marketing-leading mobile applications and SDK's that offer deep and seamless integration with Rivian and VW Group vehicles, and are the primary digital touchpoint across the customer lifecycle. We achieve that mission through open collaboration, thoughtful design, clean architecture, regular releases, proactive testing and monitoring, and intentional use of the latest technology. Underpinning this mission is the new RVT Consumer Platform, which will form the foundation for all mobile and consumer features for our partners. As a Staff Software Engineer you will be a crucial part of the Consumer Platform backend team in leading the design, development, testing, delivery, and support of this world-class platform.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and release complex mission-critical backend services.
• Design and implement backend code using Go and TypeScript and deploy to AWS Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end, QA, Product Management and UI/UX Design teams to define application features.
• Automate tests and integrate with CI build pipelines, to ensure high quality.
• Ensure good software architecture practices are followed across the team.
• Actively contribute to code and design reviews.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Contribute to the evolution of the technology stack and engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong focus on cloud-based systems at scale and event-driven architectures.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in: a statically type language like C, C++, Rust, Java or Go (preferred) and Typescript, NodeJS
• Proficiency in: AWS, DynamoDB, GraphQL, gRPC, and Kafka.
• You are comfortable with leading technical projects, including design, development, deployment, coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Deep understanding of authentication, authorization, caching, and privacy.
• Good understanding of software engineering best practices, including branching, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD.
• Experience leading troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis efforts in high-pressure environments.
• Experience with Agile Development and Scrum practices.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken.
• Nice to have: Experience with connected Software Defined Vehicles. Experience with mobile technologies, such as Swift and Kotlin. Experience with NATS messaging and Reactive Extensions. Experience with DataDog, DataBricks, and monitoring tools.

Company Statements

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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

Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian and VW Group Technologies ("Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies") 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies' service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, 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 see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English) and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.

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