Sr. AI Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 162,800 - 203,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Benefits effective on first day of employment

Job summary

A leading electric vehicle manufacturer in Palo Alto is seeking an AI Engineer to join their Enterprise Applied AI team. You will build and ship production AI experiences that enhance internal operations. The role involves developing robust data pipelines and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates hold a BS/MS in Computer Science and have experience with backend services, modern software practices, and AI application concepts. Competitive salary and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Practical software engineering experience building backend services.
• Strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and systems.
• Familiarity with modern software delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Build features and services across the AI stack.
• Implement robust data processing and integration pipelines.
• Contribute to design docs, code reviews, and operational playbooks.

Skills

Software engineering

Collaboration

Algorithms

Data structures

Cloud-native services

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Version control

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

About Rivian

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.

Role Summary

Join the Enterprise Applied AI team to build and ship production AI experiences and platforms that help internal teams work smarter and faster. As an AI Engineer, you will contribute across the stack, from data pipelines and retrieval to prompt/agent logic, evaluation/guardrails, and serving. You will collaborate closely with partners across Operations, Product, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, HR, and other internal teams to understand needs and deliver practical solutions that create tangible business value. You will develop responsibly, partnering with governance stakeholders on privacy, security, compliance, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Build features and services across the AI stack: orchestration, retrieval/grounding, prompt/agent logic, evaluation/guardrails, serving, and observability.
• Implement robust data processing and integration pipelines to enable high‑quality AI applications and analytics.
• Contribute to design docs, code reviews, testing, and operational playbooks to ensure reliability, maintainability, and resilience.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to define requirements, iterate quickly, and measure outcomes using clear success metrics.
• Instrument telemetry and evaluation to monitor quality, safety, latency, and cost; improve performance based on data.
• Follow responsible AI practices for security, privacy, compliance, and safety in collaboration with governance teams.
• Participate in on‑call and incident response rotations as appropriate; drive post‑incident improvements.
• Share learnings via demos and documentation; contribute to AI literacy and enablement across the org.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Practical software engineering experience building backend services, APIs, or data‑intensive applications; strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and systems.
• Exposure to or hands‑on experience with LLM application concepts such as retrieval, grounding, prompt/agent design, function/tool use, evaluation, safety/guardrails, and cost/latency optimization.
• Proficiency with modern software delivery practices (version control, CI/CD, testing, observability); familiarity with cloud‑native services and containerization.
• Ability to collaborate with product and business partners; strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bias to ship, learn, and iterate; comfortable working in fast‑evolving technology areas with incomplete information.
• For Senior level: demonstrated ownership of services or platform components, end‑to‑end delivery of cross‑service initiatives, and contributions to reliability/SLOs and operational excellence.

Pay Disclosure

Salary range for California Based Applicants: $162,800 - $203,500 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full‑time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

Equal Opportunity

Rivian 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.

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Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.