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Connectivity Senior Software Engineer in Test

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025
About Us

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

Role Summary

We are building an exciting new software defined vehicle architecture and looking for talented and motivated engineers to join our team. Come help shape the future of automotive by contributing to one of the most advanced platforms in the industry. More specifically our team is building a modern, multilingual, messaging framework and we are looking for someone passionate about quality, automated testing, and systems integration . We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work, is eager to learn, and enjoys collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement automated test suites and regression tests, increasing code coverage
  • Design and implementation of GitLab CI pipelines for testing
  • Long term ownership and maintenance of our automated testing and regression tests
  • Work with internal and external team members to validate and regression test releases
  • Coordinate and plan tasks, managing testing priorities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize, allocate, and plan test milestones

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience leading automated testing efforts with a track record of a high bar for quality
  • Proficient with Python & Linux/Bash
  • Strong Git skills (repo tools, submodules, git-lfs)
  • Gitlab CI experience (If not Gitlab another major CI, i.e. GitHub, Jenkins)
  • Passion for quality and systems integration

Bonus Skills

  • Experience with C/C , Go, Rust, Kotlin
  • Arm64 (OSX/embedded) cross compiling experience
  • Docker/Podman experience
  • NATS

Pay Disclosure

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $146,900 - $183,600 USD (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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 and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies 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 and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, 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 see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English) and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.

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

Salary : $146,900 - $183,600

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