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Sr. Software Engineer, Backend (Vehicle Edge)

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

$135,100 - $168,900
Aug 27, 2025
Palo Alto, CA, US
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Rivian is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain diagnostic systems that enable factory and service technicians to build and diagnose their Electric Adventure Vehicles.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on backend development and experience in industrial automation or manufacturing execution systems.
  • Strong experience with Golang and/or Python, including concurrency, networking, and data structures.
  • Familiarity with the concept of edge computing and containerization (Docker).
  • Basic understanding of automotive and web communication protocols (e.g., UDS, DoIP, DoCAN, HTTP, gRPC, MQTT).
  • Experience designing and developing gRPC and/or RESTful APIs.
  • Proficiency with at least one database technology (SQL or NoSQL).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines(Gitlab Pipelines) and automated testing.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain on-vehicle diagnostic systems and APIs.
  • Work effectively with firmware and diagnostic engineers and other software engineers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to equipment integration and data processing.
  • Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
  • Participate in code reviews.
  • Continuously learn and expand knowledge of vehicle diagnostics technologies and edge computing.
  • Participate in Agile development processes.

Other

  • This role is located at our Irvine, CA facility and reports directly to the Technical Lead Manager, Software Engineering.
  • Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
  • Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities.
  • Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.