Internship Autonomous Vehicle Jobs in Decatur, GA

About Rivian
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.
Role Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Software Engineer to join our Developer Productivity team in either Palo Alto or Atlanta. In this role, you will own the day-to-day operational support and "Keeping the Lights On" (KTLO) activities that keep our self-driving vehicle engineers moving fast. Working closely with senior talent, you will maintain our build systems, troubleshoot tooling issues, and ensure maximum uptime for our development pipelines. This is a high-leverage role where your daily execution directly enables the Autonomy team to rapidly iterate, innovate, and safely deliver autonomous technology.
Responsibilities

• Maintain Engineering Velocity: Own day-to-day tactical operations, resolving routine developer productivity tickets, build failures, and tooling requests to ensure smooth daily workflows.
• Support Strategic Initiatives: Assist senior engineers with the execution of core infrastructure projects, including Bazel integrations, repository migrations, and build system updates.
• On-the-Ground Developer Support: Serve as a responsive, empathetic point of contact for autonomy engineers (Perception, Planning, etc.), actively unblocking their local environment and pipeline issues.
• Monitor & Optimize Pipelines: Help monitor CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure health, identifying and escalating systemic bottlenecks to senior team members.
• Adopt Cutting-Edge Workflows: Learn to leverage and champion internal AI tools and advanced automation to continuously optimize your own operational workflows.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience: 0-2 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure support, or a DevOps-focused internship/co-op.
• Core Coding: Foundational programming proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, C++, Go, or Java).
• Build System Awareness: Familiarity with or a strong desire to master complex build systems (e.g., Bazel, SCons).
• CI/CD Basics: Understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment concepts and exposure to
  GitLab CI or GitHub Actions.
• Environment Skills: Basic comfort working in Linux environments, with hands-on experience or exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes (k8s).
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, a proactive attitude toward learning, and strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• A general conceptual understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• A genuine passion for autonomous driving technology, robotics, or complex systems infrastructure.

Pay Disclosure
The salary range for this role is $108,600.00 - $135,800.00 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 July 4, 2026.
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.
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