Software Engineer, Backend

Rivian • Vancouver, BC

49d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

The Fulfillment Team within Commercial Technology at Rivian builds software to support the purchase and delivery process of Rivian vehicles. Our applications are used by customers and operational teams. We are looking for a software engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, who is obsessed with providing the best experience for our customers, and holds themselves to high engineering standards. This role will be located in our downtown Vancouver, BC office and report to our Sr. Manager, Software Engineering.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with Java or a similar programming language
• Solid understanding of object oriented principles and web services
• Solid understanding of databases
• Familiarity with GraphQL and REST
• Familiarity with design patterns
• Experience with unit testing and test-driven development
• Systematic troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in CS or any STEM discipline
• Familiarity with Typescript/Javascript and React
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructures (AWS preferred)
• Familiarity with Spring Boot or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and deployment pipelines
• Familiarity with caching, security, and privacy considerations

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test customer-facing and internal applications, including frontend and backend distributed systems and micro-services at scale.
• Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, operational teams, and other engineering teams on business and engineering initiatives.
• Willing to support on-call rotation as needed for production systems.

Benefits

• paid vacation
• paid sick leave
• a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees
• opportunity to participate in Rivian’s Employee Stock Purchase Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level