Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Gateway

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 136,165 - 170,207; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build a scalable Cloud Gateway Platform for IoT data ingress/egress from vehicles. You’ll design, develop, and maintain high-performance distributed systems using Go, Rust, and Python, with AWS, Kafka, and Redis among key technologies.

You will collaborate across teams to deliver production-grade software, improve CI/CD and monitoring, and participate in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Strong foundation in software engineering and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems for the Cloud Gateway Platform.
• Work with event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code with robust tests.
• Maintain and monitor cloud-based solutions on AWS.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and observability.

Skills

Go

Rust

Python

AWS

Kafka

Redis

DynamoDB

RDS

DocumentDB

MongoDB

Datadog

CloudWatch

Unit testing

Performance testing

Git

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Terragrunt

Crossplane

Argo CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Streaming Team is seeking passionate and skilled Senior Software Engineers to support our Cloud Gateway Platform to build a massively scalable and robust IoT Platform that deals with the ingress and egress of data to and from our vehicles. These newly created Software Engineer openings will support Remote Commands, Asset State, streaming and batch data acquisition, data model registry and fleet orchestration for push updates. These Engineers will help build the future of how vehicles will operate and communicate with the Cloud. This team will 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy distributed systems and applications for R | V Tech's Cloud Gateway Platform 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 and ensure 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 as necessary.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and tools.
• Continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems.

Qualifications

Required:

• Office Location Requirement: Ability to work from R | V Tech’s Yaletown Office in Vancouver 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 2 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, Rust, and Python, with demonstrated experience building production‑grade applications.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, and familiarity with cloud‑native patterns.
  • Expertise in event‑driven architecture and working with message brokers such as Kafka.
  • Proficiency with Redis for caching, session storage, or distributed data structures.
  • Expertise in utilization of data stores such as Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon DocumentDB, and/or MongoDB.
  • Solid understanding of systems debugging, production, and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Amazon CloudWatch.
  • Experience with unit testing, system testing, and performance testing.
  • Experience building cost effective and efficient designs in your technology choices.
  • Strong knowledge of Git for version control and collaboration.
  • Ability to self‑manage and drive projects to completion while working independently.

Preferred:

• Education: Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is strongly preferred, but not required.
• Skills:
  • Familiarity with communications protocols like websocket and GRPC is highly preferred.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD is also preferred.
  • Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure provisioning tools like Terraform, Terragrunt, Crossplane, Argo CD.
  • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with building high‑performance and low‑latency systems in large‑scale environments.
  • Experience working in an automotive setting, or with IoT/Connected devices is a plus but not required.

Total Rewards

Full‑time positions include base salary, eligibility for an annual performance bonus, and eligibility for equity. In addition to base salary, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies offers benefits tailored to the local market. For more information on the benefits available for full‑time employees, check out our Global Benefits Site. Compensation Range: $96.8K - $121K.

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 [e-mail].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies "may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data 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) record keeping; (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. If you provide a mobile telephone number as part of your application or during the recruitment process, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use that number to contact you via SMS text message for recruitment-related purposes, including scheduling, logistics, and status updates. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to any text message you receive from us. Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of applying for or being considered for employment. Please see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English) and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.