Job Description

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Rivian’s Digital Commerce Team is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the website digital experience. We are seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer with a focus on front-end development who will be developing large scale client-side applications using the latest JavaScript features, frameworks and tooling. She/He will be building from the ground up with an obsession with making these experiences memorable for the customers. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team early on and help lay the technical foundation for our digital commerce platform. Responsibilities Create client applications along the customer journey that range from updates to rivian.com website that includes customer acquisition, awareness and loyalty aspects Collaborate with UX/UI designers and product designers to build user-friendly, immersive, reactive applications Develop state of the art code with a keen eye on profiling, browser memory usage, load time of the apps Consistently write useful tests for all code developed, ensuring a high-quality bar is maintained Qualifications 5+ years of relevant industry experience building large scale enterprise grade systems Excellent JavaScript/ES6, TypeScript, React or other JS framework experience Excellent HTML5, SASS/LESS, Restful APIs, JSON, HTTP experience 3+ years of Experience with Node, Webpack, GraphQL Experience with Content Management system Experience working with AWS or GCP, and CDNs Great understanding of SEO & Web accessibility principles Great understanding of caching, security and privacy principles Good understanding of CI/CD principles Excellent understanding of cross-browser cross-platform compatibility issues as well as the ability to debug Experience with Serverless Architectures a plus Meticulous around visibility of the systems you build – metrics, centralized logging, tracing Dedicated to unit, integration testing and coverage – comfortable using tools of the trade on profiling, source control Ability to clearly communicate thoughts and ideas by rapid prototyping Data driven mindset with strong attention to detail, and ability to A/B test scenarios Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM or a similar software development life cycle process Comfortable navigating trade-offs to bring the right data structure and algorithms to the problem Strong technical background in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technology field preferred Equal Opportunity Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. 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. Rivian 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 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 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 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 affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, 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 note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.