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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Software Engineer, Connectivity Cloud

Palo Alto, California (Remote)$116.3k–$160kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Join Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies' Connectivity Cloud team as a Backend Cloud Engineer to build scalable microservices for electric vehicle software systems. You'll design resilient, high-throughput distributed systems using Java and Kotlin across Kubernetes and serverless AWS environments.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain highly reliable, scalable microservices from prototype to production
  • Design and implement secure REST and gRPC APIs for internal and external consumption
  • Develop event-driven architectures using message queues and asynchronous processing at scale
  • Deploy and optimize backend services across Kubernetes and AWS Lambda environments
  • Implement engineering best practices through code reviews, testing, and root-cause analysis
  • Leverage automation to streamline deployment pipelines and reduce operational friction

What they're looking for

  • Java and Kotlin backend development
  • AWS cloud services (Lambda, EC2, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, MSK, Secrets Manager)
  • Kubernetes and containerization (Docker, Helm, ArgoCD)
  • Microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Message queues and event-driven design (Kafka, SQS, NATS)
  • REST and gRPC API design
  • NoSQL databases and caching strategies
  • Production monitoring and troubleshooting (Datadog, CloudWatch)

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus
  • Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • Comprehensive health coverage
  • Retirement savings programs
  • Family planning and time-off benefits
  • Global benefits package for full-time employees
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Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is developing next-generation software-defined electric vehicles through a joint venture, focusing on systems architecture, battery management, and safety-critical systems. The company is hiring engineers in software architecture, embedded systems, functional safety, test integration, and audio systems to build reliable and compliant EV platforms.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience deploying microservices to both Kubernetes and AWS Lambda—what challenges have you faced and how did you address them?
  • How do you approach designing APIs that balance performance for internal microservice communication versus external consumption?
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