Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Access Cloud Architect

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 186,000 - 232,500

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Join Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies as a Staff Software Engineer in Palo Alto, California. This role focuses on designing and maintaining cloud backend systems to support Vehicle Access Software. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities include developing secure APIs, ensuring scalability and reliability of services, and creating technical documentation. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience and proficiency in Go, Python, or Java, along with cloud platform experience.

The compensation range is $186K - $232.5K, including benefits and equity eligibility.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on high-performance microservices.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, implementation, and deployment of backend components for vehicle access software.
  • Develop APIs for secure data exchange between services and devices.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Proficiency in Go, Python, or Java
DevOps skills
Excellent problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS
Kubernetes

Job description

Join Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies as a Staff Software Engineer in Palo Alto, California. This role focuses on designing and maintaining cloud backend systems to support Vehicle Access Software. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities include developing secure APIs, ensuring scalability and reliability of services, and creating technical documentation. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience and proficiency in Go, Python, or Java, along with cloud platform experience.

The compensation range is $186K - $232.5K, including benefits and equity eligibility.

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