Rivian·Software Engineer

Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted Apr 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After I spoke with the recruiter, the process moved quickly and stayed fairly structured.

About a week later I sat down for a technical screen that centered on my background and how I think about software. That interview was followed by a set of technical discussions that pulled in OOP concepts and also some AWS questions, and I had to walk through past projects in a way that showed my reasoning.

My final steps leaned more hands-on. I ended up doing live coding and then getting questioned about the same projects I’d already discussed—less about memorized trivia and more about whether my explanations made sense under pressure. The whole stretch from when I started to hear back

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