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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. 

Our Enterprise Software team builds the digital backbone that powers our global operations. We aren’t just "internal IT"—we are a product-centric engineering team dedicated to eliminating friction. You will design and build scalable, intelligent platforms that redefine the employee experience and automate service delivery across enterprise functions such as IT, HR, Finance, Facilities and beyond.

This role will report to our Sr. Director, People System and will be located in Palo Alto, CA , Irvine, CA or Atlanta, GA. 

• Architect & Build: Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, highly reliable enterprise services that support thousands of global users.

• AI-First Engineering: Architect workflows and decision-support systems that leverage LLMs and machine learning to move beyond manual ticketing into proactive, automated resolution.

• Engineering Excellence: Champion high standards for code quality, security, and performance. You will lead architecture reviews and mentor junior engineers on the team.

• Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Own complex technical initiatives from initial concept through production deployment and scaling.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders in HR, Finance, and Facilities to translate complex business processes into elegant, automated technical solutions.

• Automation and Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for deep process automation across the platform. Leverage advanced automation capabilities, such as AI agents and orchestration, to streamline service delivery processes.

• System Integration: Design robust API integrations and event-driven architectures to unify disparate enterprise data silos.

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and leadership in Applied AI architecture and industry best practices. Collaborate with other technical teams to ensure alignment of AI models with existing systems and processes.

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building mission-critical enterprise systems.

• Core Fundamentals: Expert-level understanding of system design, distributed architectures, and asynchronous communication patterns.

• Stack Agnostic: Deep proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or C#) and experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Next.js).

• Cloud & DevSecOps: Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Docker/K8s), and a "security-first" approach to CI/CD.

• Data & Events: Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and building scalable data pipelines.

• Modern Tooling: High proficiency with AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate delivery and code quality.

• Strategic Mindset: You understand ITIL or ITSM frameworks but prefer to solve those problems through automation and self-service rather than manual workflows.

• Product Thinking: You don’t just build what is asked; you advocate for the best user experience for your fellow employees.

The salary range for this role is $206,500 - $258,100 for California based applicants and $173,400 - $229,820 for Georgia 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). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than 4/3/2026. 

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.

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.  

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.

Participation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. Your current application remains active and will not be affected in any way.

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

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building mission-critical enterprise systems.

• Core Fundamentals: Expert-level understanding of system design, distributed architectures, and asynchronous communication patterns.

• Stack Agnostic: Deep proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or C#) and experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Next.js).

• Cloud & DevSecOps: Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Docker/K8s), and a "security-first" approach to CI/CD.

• Data & Events: Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and building scalable data pipelines.

• Modern Tooling: High proficiency with AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate delivery and code quality.

• Strategic Mindset: You understand ITIL or ITSM frameworks but prefer to solve those problems through automation and self-service rather than manual workflows.

• Product Thinking: You don’t just build what is asked; you advocate for the best user experience for your fellow employees.