Rivian

Software Engineer 2

Rivian$116K — $145K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on large-scale systems.
  • Experience with distributed systems handling millions of transactions per second.
  • Proficiency in full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript (NodeJS/ExpressJS).
  • Strong knowledge of React, Jest, and modern web development tools like Webpack.
  • Familiarity with AWS Lambda and serverless computing services.
  • Experience with REST and GraphQL API development.
  • Solid understanding of software testing strategies, including end-to-end testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Create immersive client-side applications that enhance the customer journey.
  • Collaborate with designers to deliver user-friendly applications.
  • Work with data systems engineers to define integration endpoints.
  • Engage with peers to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and teamwork.
  • Write efficient, well-documented code with performance in mind.
  • Help establish and grow the end-to-end testing framework.
  • Contribute to the team’s architectural vision and mentor junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Paid vacation and sick leave.
  • Comprehensive insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, and vision.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Eligibility for 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
  • Coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

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 Full Stack Engineer, we want you to join our diverse, talented, and collaborative group, building
large-scale client-side applications using modern micro-frontends and micro-services. You will
contribute to the creation of reusable frameworks and tooling, pushing for modularity and continuous
integration and delivery. You will partner with other engineers, designers, and product managers to
build these friendly and memorable experiences for our internal and external customers. This is an
exciting opportunity to join a high performing team early on and help grow our digital technology
platform's technical foundation.

Responsibilities

  • Create client-side applications along the vehicle customer journey, from the moment the
    customer takes the keys, to their experience when charging, to when their vehicle needs
    service.
  • Collaborate with UX/UI designers and product designers to build user-friendly, immersive,
    reactive applications.
  • Collaborate with data systems engineers to help define the endpoint integration needs of your
    team.
  • Come together with your peers to share ideas, ask why with an open and curious mind, learn
    from each other's diverse perspectives, and deliver great work as a team.
  • Develop, unit test, and document performant code, ensuring efficient browser memory usage
    and fast load time.
  • Define and help grow our end-to-end testing strategy and frameworks.
  • Help define the architectural vision of the team.
  • Mentor other engineers, helping them learn and improve their technical skills.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of software engineering industry experience, ideally building large scale enterprise-
    grade systems.
  • Experience building and maintaining distributed systems at scale that can handle millions of
    transactions/second.
  • Proficiency with full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript development (NodeJS/ExpressJS).
  • Proficiency with JavaScript/ES6, Webpack, React, Jest.
  • Proficiency with AWS Lambdas or other serverless compute services.
  • Proficiency with HTML5, SASS/LESS, Rest APIs, JSON, HTTP.
  • Experience in building REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
  • Experience defining and implementing integration and end-to-end testing strategies and
    frameworks.
  • Experience with JEST, Mocha, and Cypress.io.
  • Great understanding of Web Accessibility.
  • Great understanding of caching, security, and privacy considerations.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with cross-browser and cross-platform debugging.
  • Clear and compelling communication of your thoughts and ideas.
  • Experience with Agile and SCRUM in the software development life cycle.

Pay Disclosure

The salary range for this role is CAD$86,200 - $107,800 for Vancouver-based applicants and $116,300 - $145,400 for California-based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian's 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.

You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee).

About Rivian

Rivian is an American automaker and automotive technology company. Founded in 2009, the company develops vehicles, products and services related to sustainable transportation. Rivian has raised over $10.5 billion since 2019, with investments from Amazon, Ford, and Cox Automotive. The company's first two vehicles, the R1T and R1S, are electric vehicles that are expected to be released in 2021. Rivian has also announced plans to produce electric delivery vans for Amazon. The company has received praise for its focus on sustainability and its commitment to using recycled materials in its vehicles.
Learn more about Rivian
Size
10,000 employees
Market Cap
$16.8 billion
Industry
Founded
2009
NASDAQ

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