Rivian·Software Engineer

Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

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Irvine, CAPosted Jan 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience centered on interviews that felt organized around how you design systems and how you handle failure, not just whether you can recite technical facts.

After an initial HR and scheduling touchpoint, I went through a mix of behavioral and technical conversations. The technical side specifically focused on test design and failure analysis, and those discussions happened with both a manager and a teammate, with HR also involved for behavioral.

When everything went smoothly, the structure made sense: the interviewer gave clear guidance and the next steps were spelled out, including when I should expect to hear back. The people I spoke with were friendly and easy to talk to, and that lowered the stress level because the technical discussions

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