Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Connectivity)

Company: Rivian Automotive
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: June 21, 2022

Job Description:

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. We are seeking Front End Software Engineers to lead multiple initiatives as we build out Rivian's Connectivity Management Platform. The successful candidate will architect and build applications to manage the connectivity lifecycle of vehicles and other connected devices.This is what you'll do:Design, extend and review software architecture - be hands on and involved with every stage of the product development life cycleCollaborate with UX/UI designers and product management team to build user-friendly, immersive, reactive applicationsDevelop state of the art code with a keen eye on profiling, browser memory usage, load time of the apps. Establish standards and best practices for software engineeringGuide and execute frontend architecture changes including React/GraphQL and/or REST APIs.Consistently write high-quality testable code and provide constructive feedback while performing code reviews.Build CI/CD pipelines to perform continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test automation.This is what you'll need:10 + years of relevant industry experience, with 7+ years of building large scale enterprise grade systemsExperience building distributed systems at scale which can handle millions of transactions/secondExcellent NodeJS, JavaScript, React or other JS framework experienceExperience with working with HTML5, CSS/SASS, Restful APIs, JSON, GraphQLComfortable navigating trade-offs to bring the right data structure and algorithms to the problemMeticulous around observability of the systems you build - metrics, centralized logging, tracingDedicated to unit, integration testing and coverage - comfortable using tools of the trade for profiling, source control, CI/CDExperience and familiarity with development and deployment practices around cloud native architecture such as AWSStrong technical background in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technology fieldExperience building IoT solutions that involve complex connectivity lifecycles is a plusThis is where you'll work:Department: Digital TechnologyLocation: Palo Alto, CAEqual OpportunityRivian 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 accessibility@rivian.com.PrivacyWe take your privacy seriously. For details please see our Candidate Privacy Notice.Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.

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