Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

It kicked off with a quick recruiter conversation about my background and what I was looking for, and they also explained how the team was set up and what the role would actually involve.

The rest of the interviews followed a simple pattern: one behavioral discussion and then technical work. The technical portion covered the usual coding fundamentals and situational-style questions, with a lot of emphasis on understanding my experience and how I operated in past projects rather than trying to spring surprise topics. The whole thing stayed conversational, and timing-wise it didn’t drag