Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
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3 months ago
Palo Alto, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$163k - $224k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and lead scalable agentic systems using LLMs for workflow automation, operational optimization, and improved user experiences.
  • Define the technical strategy for integrating LLMs with internal and customer-facing software systems.
  • Identify and prioritize cognitive automation opportunities involving information extraction, summarization, and question answering.
  • Own the design, implementation, deployment, and operation of critical machine learning-powered applications.
  • Establish engineering standards for scalable, reliable, maintainable, and observable distributed systems.
  • Research emerging developments in machine learning, AI agents, and distributed systems.
  • Collaborate with machine learning engineers, product teams, technical leaders, and senior leadership to define scope and align technical decisions.
  • Mentor senior engineers and technical leads and foster technical excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's, master's degree, or Ph.D. in computer science, machine learning, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience focused on large-scale distributed systems.
  • Extensive hands-on experience building and deploying complex agentic applications using LLMs in production.
  • Strong expertise in Golang, with proficiency in Python or similar programming languages.
  • Deep expertise with cloud and container frameworks such as AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Track record designing and building scalable, fault-tolerant, observable distributed systems and backend software for high-stakes production environments.
  • Expert understanding of machine learning principles, algorithms, and evaluation metrics.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, consensus-building, and cross-functional technical leadership skills.
  • Interest in machine learning and natural language processing advancements and their application to business challenges at scale.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and eligibility for an annual company performance bonus program.
  • Eligibility for equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units, subject to applicable plans and approvals.
  • Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees, including health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs.
  • Benefits offerings vary by country.
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