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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

Rivian

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/28/2026

Compensation

$186,000 - $232,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 99%·Filings 685·New hires 98·
Established Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Staff or Lead-level Platform Engineer to enhance developer experience and streamline the software development lifecycle. The role focuses on building and maintaining self-service developer tooling and CI/CD pipelines within Rivian's Internal Developer Platform. The engineer will work closely with engineering teams to reduce cognitive load and improve workflows, ensuring reliable and secure product delivery. This position requires a hands-on expert who is passionate about build and release engineering and robust infrastructure.

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, Build and Release Engineering, or DevOps.
  • Proven track record of improving developer productivity and building self-service platforms.
  • Experience in building complex, automated CI/CD pipelines and leading release management processes.
  • Hands-on experience with container orchestration platforms such as AWS EKS, GKE, or AKS.
  • Strong shell scripting skills and proficiency in Go or comparable systems languages.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain self-service developer tooling and platforms to empower developers.
  • Continuously assess and improve local development environments and build times.
  • Design and automate scalable, end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using enterprise continuous integration platforms.
  • Define, manage, and optimize the release lifecycle to ensure predictable deployments.
  • Drive declarative GitOps application deployments and manage centralized deployment manifests.

Benefits

  • 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.

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