Backend Engineer - Cloud Microservices, AWS & Kubernetes

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Program

RSUs

Health Coverage

Retirement Savings

Time Off

Family Planning Programs

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks an experienced backend engineer to build scalable microservices and data streams in a cloud-native environment. You will design secure APIs and drive testing and reliability through best practices.

Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, and AWS, with Kubernetes and event-driven systems experience, is essential to deliver robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Computer Science or Engineering and 3+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, and AWS cloud services, along with experience in Kubernetes and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, distributed microservices and high-throughput data streams using cloud-native architecture.
• Design secure APIs and implement engineering best practices including rigorous testing and systematic root-cause analysis.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

AWS

Kubernetes

Microservices

REST

gRPC

Kafka

DynamoDB

Docker

TypeScript

Event-Driven Architecture

Asynchronous Programming

Protobuf

GitOps

Datadog

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Kafka

DynamoDB

gRPC

Protobuf

Datadog

GitOps

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies seeks an experienced backend engineer to build scalable microservices and data streams in a cloud-native environment. You will design secure APIs and drive testing and reliability through best practices.

Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, and AWS, with Kubernetes and event-driven systems experience, is essential to deliver robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced team.