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:
In this role, you will be part of the Cloud Connectivity team, responsible for architecting and building highly scalable, robust and efficient end to end cloud solutions, for both internal and user facing vehicle applications, that orchestrate connectivity configuration, onboarding and diagnostics, optimize global connectivity costs, surface various vehicle connectivity insights & anomalies and bring new features to our users.

Responsibilities:

• Develop server-side applications leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormation

Develop CI/CD pipelines for seamless build, test, and deployment processes.

• Contribute to development and delivery of complex services, addressing scalability, performance, high availability, maintainability, and observability.
• Effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams & stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Monitor and optimize application performance, availability, and cost on AWS infrastructure.
• Identify and resolve critical production issues, establish runbooks, and document root cause analysis.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of backend microservices, and APIs.
• Excellent troubleshooting & testing skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience, Preferred)
• 3+ years of experience with full-stack software development
• Knowledge and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, React
• Familiarity with backend development using Kubernetes and AWS services: AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, DynamoDB etc
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and development.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic development environment.
• Good to have: familiarity with Golang, protobuf & middleware like gRPC, MQTT and NATs

Pay Disclosure:
Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: $116,300 - $145,400 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.
Company Statements:

• Develop server-side applications leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormatio