Senior Software Engineer

Description:

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Streaming Team is seeking a passionate and skilled Senior Software Engineer to create the electric architecture and software for next-generation Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). This new R | V Tech Employee will thrive in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, low-latency, robust, scalable, and reliable distributed systems. This position will play a pivotal role in shaping the backbone of R | V Tech’s technology infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and tackling complex technical challenges. This role requires participation in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekends, late nights, and holidays, to resolve critical production issues.

What We Value at R |V Tech:

Coming together to lead the way: 
Two Industry Leaders combined to have a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. 
Addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technologies that will set the standards for SDVs around the world. 
Innovation at Scale: Passion for building world-class distributed systems that are robust, efficient, and scalable.
Diverse Collaboration: By combining our unique backgrounds, Rivian’s EV Innovator and VW’s Longtime Automotive Leader, we can tackle big challenges from fresh angles. 
Global Impact: We want to accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles, helping create safer roadways and a more sustainable planet for everyone. 
Why Join Us?

Real-World Impact: See your ideas drive real-world impact across some of the world’s most recognized car brands.
New Challenges: From zonal architecture to in-vehicle intelligence, work on cutting-edge technologies and challenging technical problems to define what’s next for the automotive experience.
Engineering-Led: Thrive in an Engineering-Centric Culture that embraces first principles thinking to build scalable solutions. 
Highly Collaborative: Collaborate with teams of talented, passionate Engineers who believe the best work comes from bringing bold and diverse thinkers together. 
Opportunities: Professional Development, Career Advancement, Tuition Reimbursement.
Time Away from Work: We’re passionate about creating a better way to explore the world, which includes a variety of ways to give Employees the time they need to rest, recharge, and go exploring. 
Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging: Read our 2024 Impact Report to learn more about our inclusive, supportive, and engaging culture and about our beliefs that inclusivity and equity are essential for meaningful and lasting social and environmental solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems and applications with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
Work with event-driven architectures, leveraging technologies like Kafka and Redis to build efficient and fault-tolerant systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
Write high-quality, maintainable code in Go (GoLang) Programming, ensuring robust test coverage.
Implement, monitor, and debug applications, ensuring high availability and low latency.
Develop, deploy, and maintain solutions on cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
Manage and optimize message brokers and implement streaming and queuing solutions as required.
Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and production issues.
Participate in an on-call rotation, addressing production issues during off-hours, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and tools.
Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems.
Participating in an on-call rotation to ensure system reliability and uptime.

Qualifications

Required:

Office Location Requirement: Ability to work from R | V Tech’s Palo Alto Office at least three days per week is required for this role.
Work From Home: Ability to work from home two days a week is supported as well.
On-Call: Participation in a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional weekends, late nights, and holidays, to resolve critical production issues is also required.
Education: At least a Bachelor’s Degree is required for this role. 
Experience: At least 3 years of experience is also needed for this role. 
Skills: 
Strong foundation in Software Engineering Principles and Distributed Systems Design.
Proficiency in Go (GoLang) Programming, with demonstrated experience building production-grade applications.
Experience with Cloud Platforms and familiarity with cloud-native patterns.
Expertise in event-driven architecture and working with message brokers such as Kafka.
Proficient with Redis for caching, session storage, or distributed data structures.
Solid understanding of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana Labs, or Amazon CloudWatch and debugging production systems.
Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing.
Strong knowledge of Git for version control and collaboration.