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
The Launchpad team's mission is to ensure we meet our engineering, manufacturing and supply chain needs with the end customer in mind. We achieve that mission through building a suite of applications that integrate our platforms together. As a Software Developer intern, you’ll contribute to developing and improving software used daily by our production teams. Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment, working with technologies like Python/Flask/FastAPI and/or Typescript/React. Ideal candidates have a passion for software development and a desire to learn.
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including QA, technical product management and UI/UX design teams.
Contribute to delivery of our services end-to-end, addressing scalability, performance, high availability, maintainability, and observability.
Foster modern DevOps processes within and outside the team to enhance site reliability and high availability.
Follow best software architecture practices.
Use automation as an opportunity to reduce roadblocks and achieve deliverables.
Contribute to the design and implementation of distributed systems, microservices, and APIs.
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- Graduation date between 2026-2027
Solid understanding of object‑oriented programming (OOP) in at least one language (e.g., Java, C#, Python, or TypeScript).
Nice to have (but not required)
Familiar with cloud technologies such as S3, SQS, CloudWatch, …
Familiar with SQL and/or NoSQL databases, such as Postgres, MySQL or MongoDB
Understanding of CI/CD principles
Understanding of Agile Development, SCRUM or a similar software development life cycle process.
Pay Disclosure
We offer a competitive compensation package, with details to be discussed during the interview process.
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.
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Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.