Rivian·Software Engineer

Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Irvine, CAPosted Jan 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first two stages were quick calls—HR first, then the hiring manager.

The questions were focused on my experience and job history, and it felt pretty straight forward.

Then I moved into a day-long session with six different people, and that’s where the pressure spiked. The questions were technical in a very mechanical engineering way, including first-principles thinking, and there were also puzzle-type questions. It was intense mainly because it was constant—no breaks in the middle of switching contexts across interviewers.

I didn’t receive an offer. Even though I found the day challenging, I appreciated how focused and clearly technical it was, and that made

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