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. 

Rivian's Commercial Technology Team is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the digital experience outside the vehicle. That's all of our customer and internal applications across web, mobile, and in-store experiences. To that end, we are developing a world-class technology platform that will make learning about, purchasing, and enjoying our electric adventure vehicles intuitive, seamless, and fun.

As a Backend Engineer, we want you to join our diverse, talented, and collaborative group, building large-scale backend services that power all of Rivian's digital experiences. You will partner with other engineers, designers, and product managers to build these services for our internal and external customers. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team early on and help grow our commercial technology platform's technical foundation.

• Design, extend, and review software architecture.
• Be hands-on and involved with every stage of the product development life cycle.
• Build high quality, testable, and scalable backend systems including RESTful APIs, batch jobs, and system integrations.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Execute platform infrastructure and application roadmap deliverables to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• 2+ years of relevant industry experience as a backend engineer, with focus on JavaScript/TypeScript, Python or Java.
• Experience with database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and ORM frameworks.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms such as AWS.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Dedicated to unit, integration testing, and coverage.
• Experience developing APIs with the care that they deserve - REST with OpenApi/Swagger and GraphQL APIs.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field

Salary Range for Palo Alto, California Based Applicants: $116,300 - $145,400 (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.

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.