Sr. Manager, Perception
Rivian · Palo Alto, CA · Autonomous Driving
About this role
Rivian is hiring a senior-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in Palo Alto, CA. The posting calls out experience with Security, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing. Compensation is listed at $243,000–$304,000 per year.
- Role
- Technical Lead
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- hybrid
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Department
- Autonomous Driving
- Posted
- Apr 28, 2026
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Job description
from Rivian careersAbout 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 In this role you will be responsible for multiple, critical components of our Perception System. You will collaborate with other leaders in the Perception team and in the broader Autonomy organization to deliver a continuously improving and expanding set of autonomy and active safety features to our customers. Responsibilities Collaborate with other leads in Perception and in the broader Autonomy organization to set the technical direction for the organization and continuously deliver improved autonomy and safety features for Rivian’s customers. Manage multiple sub-teams in Perception with a wide range of responsibilities. Examples include Offline Perception for auto-labeling to supervise our system, Data Loop tools and operations to deliver data-driven improvements to our system…