Sr. Build & Release Engineer, Infotainment & Connectivity Platform

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.  

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

We are seeking a highly motivated Sr. Build and Release Engineer to join our Infotainment and Connectivity Platform Software team. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting and enhancing our build system infrastructure, primarily focused on the Yocto Project, Bitbake, and Android build system.

You will own and drive initiatives that optimize build times, improve caching, streamline software packaging, and enhance the overall developer experience for our in-vehicle infotainment and telematics systems.

This role would help the team solve some of their biggest development bottlenecks, by improving our caching infrastructure, streamlining our software packaging, and hardening our build system against intermittent errors. You will also have a hand in supporting development teams by upgrading system software, or by enforcing best practices in the build system.

• Develop and maintain a stable and fast Linux and Android build environment that seamlessly scales across multiple brands, vehicle models and variants of the Rivian-Volkswagen Joint venture.
• Use tools such as repo tools and Bazel to build, manage and distribute a large scale, distributed codebase across the entire Joint Venture
• Design, implement and evolve our CI/CD pipelines to enhance developer experience and to meet the organization’s CI/CD goals
• Review bitbake recipes and other build system software for best practices
• Develop and maintain dashboards to track build metrics
• Support developers with build system changes and package upgrades

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. 
• Experience with the Yocto Project, Bitbake and Android build system
• Proficiency with Python and Bash scripting for build automation and tooling
• Understanding of embedded system development workflows, cross-compilation, and debugging tools
• Solid understanding of Linux operating systems and command-line tools
• Experience with GitLab or Jenkins CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred)
• Familiarity with Bazel

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with large-scale monorepos and strategies for code segregation
• Experience with Qualcomm platforms

Salary Range/Hourly Rate for California Based Applicants: 147,000 USD - 184,000 USD (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

Benefits Summary: Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Full Time Employee coverage is effective on the first day of employment. Part-Time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

Total Rewards 

Total compensation packages for this position include base salary, eligibility for an annual performance bonus, and eligibility for equity.  

In addition, our benefits package has been designed to support the health and wellness of our employees. Benefit offerings include Flex Time Off, retirement savings plans as well as medical, vision and dental coverage. For more information on RV Tech’s comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, check out our Global Benefits Site.

External candidates can apply for this role through the RV Tech Careers site (https://rivianvw.tech/#careers). If you are a current employee, please apply through our internal job board (https://internal-careers-rivian.icims.com/).

Equal Opportunity

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are also committed to ensuring compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian and VW Group Technologies (“Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies”) may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies affiliates; and (iii) Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies’ service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. 

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions. 

Please see our Candidate Data Privacy Notice (English)  and Candidate Data Privacy Notice (Serbian) for more information.

Please note this job posting represents an open, active vacancy. Additionally, we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.