Rivian
Staff Software Engineer, Middleware, Autonomy
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Staff Software Engineer, Middleware, Autonomy
About Rivian
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
As a Software Engineer specializing in safety-critical self-driving middleware, you will play a vital role in the design, development, and deployment of software that underpins essential self-driving features. Your responsibilities encompass a range of technical tasks, from software development to architecture analysis, all contributing to the successful implementation of robust and reliable self-driving solutions.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy software within hardware abstraction middleware to enable safety-critical self-driving features Develop software working on Linux as well as real-time operating systems (QNX, FreeRTOS, etc.) Develop software working on a distributed and heterogeneous system (multiple processors/HW engines) Develop necessary tools to support development, debugging, and testing Assist in software-design and code reviews while assisting other developers on technical issues, design choices, and decision making Analysis of requirements, architecture, design, development, code review, quality assurance, and deployment of entire software engineering life cycle Coordinate with application development and cross-functional teams to enable and support middleware integration
Qualifications
B.S. / M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 8+ years of experience developing production-grade software from requirements gathering Strong C++ programming skills Familiarity with at least one scripting language (for example Bash, Lua, Python) Experience in automotive or robotics software development Experience in software development for x86_64 and ARM architectures Experience working on heterogeneous systems with various types of hardware accelerators (GPU, ISP, Encoder, etc.) Experience using and/or building libraries for hardware accelerators (CUDA, TensorRT, OpenCL, etc.) Experience contributing to middleware and/or building abstraction layers Familiar with OpenCV, OpenVX, or relevant acceleration frameworks in perception applications Experience contributing to software tooling (for code auto-generation, test automation, fault injection, etc.) Good team player with great communication skills to drive cross-functional efforts in a fast-paced development environment Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product Software Development life cycle experience: from requirements gathering through to implementation and maintenance. #LI-Hybrid
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Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
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