Software Engineer II

About Us

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

Commercial Technology builds the systems behind how customers buy, finance, and take delivery of their Rivian. Our team owns the backend services that calculate taxes and fees, manage title and registration, power finance and lease pricing, and connect Rivian with external partners like DMV service providers, lenders, and our ERP. Our work directly affects every vehicle delivery, including the launch of R2.We're looking for a Software Engineer II to join our backend team and help build and scale the services that make sure every customer is charged correctly and every vehicle is titled and registered correctly. You'll work across state-specific tax and fee rules, third-party integrations, and order management workflows, and partner closely with Title & Registration Operations, Tax, Finance, and Program Management. This role fits someone who enjoys going deep in a complex domain, values accuracy, and wants to build systems that scale as we expand to new states, dealers, and vehicle programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for tax and fee calculation, title and registration, and DMV status tracking
• Integrate with third-party partners (e.g., tax/registration vendors, SAP) and help drive issues to resolution with external teams
• Implement and maintain state- and jurisdiction-specific rules, and help move them toward configurable, maintainable systems
• Support new dealer and location launches, vehicle programs (e.g., R2), and state expansions
• Work with Order Management, Finance, and Shop engineering teams to deliver end-to-end features
• Take part in on-call rotations, triage production issues, and support operational partners
• Write clean, well-tested code and contribute to code reviews, documentation, and team best practices
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) to speed up delivery and support work

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience, mainly on backend systems
• Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or similar)
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and integrating with third-party services
• Familiarity with relational databases and event-driven or messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership for correctness
• Clear communication skills and comfort working with non-engineering stakeholders
• Ability to spot patterns in repeated work and propose cleaner, more scalable solutions

Nice to Have

• Experience in automotive, e-commerce, fintech, or other regulated domains
• Knowledge of sales tax, vehicle registration, or financial calculations
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS), Kubernetes, or GitOps tools like ArgoCD
• Exposure to ERP systems such as SAP

Company Statements

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 and Technology

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.

How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.

AI does not make hiring decisions: Qualified candidate applications are reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.

Participation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. Your current application remains active and will not be affected in any way.

Interview Integrity & AI Policy 

Our interview process is designed to evaluate your personal technical foundation, real-time problem-solving logic, and structured capabilities. Therefore, the use of assistive generative AI tools to formulate or deliver your solutions during live interview sessions is not permitted. We care most about how you think - how you make sense of unclear requirements, weigh trade-offs, and explain why you chose one approach over another. We value your unique human perspective, your authenticity, and the journey it takes to reach a solution.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.