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 software, 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. This role is based in Palo Alto, CA. Responsibilities Take charge of optimizing, testing, and enhancing onboard software that runs Rivian’s Perception models that underpin all self-driving features 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 Perception model development and cross-functional teams to enable and support onboard model deployment/integration Qualifications B.S. / M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 8+ years of experience developing production-grade software Strong C++ programming skills Experience in automotive or robotics software development Experience working on heterogeneous systems with various types of hardware accelerators (GPU, ISP, Encoder, etc.) Experience working with libraries for hardware accelerators (CUDA, TensorRT, OpenCL, etc.) 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 Pay Disclosure Salary Range for California Based Applicants: $228,000 - $285,000 (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law). 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Staff Software Engineer, Perception, Autonomy
Staff Software Engineer focused on safety-critical self-driving software, specifically optimizing, testing, and enhancing onboard Perception models. The role involves the full software engineering lifecycle, from requirements to deployment, and requires collaboration with model development teams for integration. Experience with hardware accelerators and production-grade software is essential.
What you'd actually do
- Take charge of optimizing, testing, and enhancing onboard software that runs Rivian’s Perception models that underpin all self-driving features
- 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 Perception model development and cross-functional teams to enable and support onboard model deployment/integration
Skills
Required
- B.S. / M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience developing production-grade software
- Strong C++ programming skills
- Experience in automotive or robotics software development
- Experience working on heterogeneous systems with various types of hardware accelerators (GPU, ISP, Encoder, etc.)
- Experience working with libraries for hardware accelerators (CUDA, TensorRT, OpenCL, etc.)
- 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
What the JD emphasized
- safety-critical
- production-grade software
- heterogeneous systems with various types of hardware accelerators
- libraries for hardware accelerators (CUDA, TensorRT, OpenCL, etc.)
Other signals
- Optimizing, testing, and enhancing onboard software that runs Rivian’s Perception models
- Development and deployment of software that underpins essential self-driving features
- Analysis of requirements, architecture, design, development, code review, quality assurance, and deployment of entire software engineering life cycle
- Coordinate with Perception model development and cross-functional teams to enable and support onboard model deployment/integration