Rivian·Software Engineer

Rivian Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

United StatesPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a smooth recruiter screen, I moved to a hiring-manager interview the following week.

The first thing that threw me off was how strange the questions felt; they weren’t obviously tied to the job responsibilities.

He asked a physics-style scenario about a car stopping suddenly with a helium balloon attached, then followed with subjective “what would you do first” prompts like being in a conditioned room versus suddenly being in a desert with only one tree. Multiple answers could plausibly work, but it felt like the “right” one depended on the interviewer’s personal interpretation. I tried to stay engaged and respond thoughtfully, but I honestly couldn’t connect the dots to the

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