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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Manufacturing) at rivianvw.tech

Department: Technology and Innovation

Compensation

$186,000 – $255,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Palo Alto, California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to architect and develop scalable manufacturing applications that connect shop-floor equipment with enterprise systems. The role leads backend system design, technical guidance, code quality, performance optimization, and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders. It is a hybrid position available from Palo Alto, Irvine, California, or Normal, Illinois, and requires 10+ years of professional software development experience, strong backend and embedded systems expertise, industrial protocol knowledge, API and data-processing experience, and familiarity with DevOps and edge computing technologies.

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