Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

It started with a recruiter call, then moved to a longer session with a hiring manager. After that, I had a much bigger step: a four-hour panel interview that felt like the most demanding part of the loop.

The final stage was a presentation interview for about an hour. That combination—panel plus a formal presentation—made the process feel like they were testing both how I think under pressure and how clearly I can communicate. I didn’t get an offer from that full sequence, but the structure was memorable because it kept escalating in intensity from screening to deep technical review to a