senior Software Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Apr 13, 2026
$265,000 – $331,300
USD per year

About this role

Rivian is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Palo Alto, CA. The posting calls out experience with C, Computer Vision, Data Structures, Security. Compensation is listed at $265,000–$331,300 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Tech leadership
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Department
Autonomous Driving
Posted
Apr 13, 2026

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Job description

from Rivian careers

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 Our Pose Team is a diverse group of algorithm developers / software engineers focused on delivering mapping, localization, and calibration solutions hosted on the vehicle and in the Cloud. Pose is a core capability of the autonomy stack delivering products to Perception, Prediction, Planning, Control, and others. As a Sr. Software Engineer on the Pose team, you will work on a wide variety of localization and calibration problems including real-time algorithm development on the vehicle. Responsibilities Technical leadership: Define, review, and refactor the architecture, algorithms, and frameworks for solving pose, calibration, and SLAM problems. The problems we work on involve processing and fusing input data from multiple sensors including GNSS, IMU, wheel /…

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