Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Connectivity
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies16 hours ago
Berlin, GermanySenior
Responsibilities
- Build, optimize, and maintain reliable, scalable, distributed microservices from prototype through production.
- Automate workflows and streamline deployment pipelines for consistent delivery.
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, performant REST and gRPC APIs for internal and external use.
- Work with Protocol Buffers and other data serialization technologies.
- Optimize backend applications for performance and high-throughput asynchronous processing.
- Apply engineering best practices through code reviews and rigorous testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of professional backend development experience with complex, scalable cloud services.
- Experience deploying backend services in AWS Lambda and Kubernetes environments and containerizing applications with Docker.
- Strong proficiency in Java and Kotlin.
- Hands-on AWS experience with services such as EC2, Lambda, MSK, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager, and Parameter Store.
- Understanding of asynchronous programming, message queues such as Kafka, SQS, and NATS, and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with DynamoDB and ElastiCache and the ability to assess relational versus non-relational solutions.
- Strong knowledge of Git for version control and collaboration.
- Experience troubleshooting and monitoring production environments with tools such as Datadog and Amazon CloudWatch.
- Familiarity with ArgoCD and Helm is a strong plus.
- Backend/serverless experience with TypeScript is a plus.
Benefits
- Hybrid Berlin work arrangement requiring at least three days per week onsite.
- Full-time employees receive health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs, with offerings varying by country.
- Full-time positions may be eligible for an annual company performance bonus, subject to plan terms and company results.
- The role is eligible for Restricted Stock Units subject to board approval, vesting requirements, and applicable equity plan terms.
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About Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a 2024 joint venture building software and electrical architectures for software-defined electric vehicles. It develops in-vehicle operating systems, zonal controllers, connectivity, and cloud solutions used by Rivian and Volkswagen Group brands. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, and focuses on creating a shared platform that can be integrated and licensed across multiple vehicle programs.