The Staff Data Engineer role at Rivian focuses on designing and evolving critical data infrastructure to support autonomous vehicle development. This position is part of the Autonomy organization within the Cloud and Data team, which seeks an experienced engineer skilled in data architecture and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will lead complex projects and collaborate with various engineering and product teams. The role emphasizes hands-on development and mentoring of fellow engineers while driving cross-functional initiatives.

• Experience in architecting and building scalable, high-throughput data pipelines using Spark, Databricks, and AWS services.
• Proficiency in designing distributed data architecture across batch, streaming, and hybrid processing frameworks.
• Ability to independently lead the design, development, and delivery of complex data engineering projects.
• Experience in implementing engineering best practices for CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and observability.
• Strong mentoring skills to guide team members in system design, software development, and distributed computing.

• Architect and build scalable data pipelines to process vehicle telemetry, sensor logs, and simulation outputs.
• Design and evolve distributed data architecture to support real-time and offline autonomy use cases.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and performant data infrastructure aligned with autonomy goals.
• Establish frameworks for privacy-aware data collection and high-volume data ingest and transformation.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies to optimize pipeline performance and improve reliability.
• Take ownership of ambiguous problems and implement practical, scalable solutions.

• Employees at Rivian are often offered comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, ESPP and potential RSU grants, performance bonuses, and generous time off including paid parental and sick leave. Perks can include 24/7 mental-health coaching and therapy, Hinge Health for Anthem enrollees, tuition assistance and professional development, plus on-site food and a wide range of employee discounts on items like computers, mobile phones, home loans, and pet care.