Staff Site Reliability Engineer- Developer Platform

About Us

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.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to help design, build, and operate the infrastructure that underpins the build pipelines that allow our companies to produce and deliver firmware. You will play a key role in evolving our technical foundation and our approach to DevOps as a culture, working alongside other team members to turn architectural vision into reality. This position demands a deep understanding of cloud‑native ecosystems, critical thinking and a practical, collaborative mindset to help enable our large developer organization.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and implementation of infrastructure components, from a developer platform mindset, including centralized developer portals, tooling to reduce developer cognitive overhead.
• Help manage our AWS footprint by identifying opportunities for better multi‑region availability, disaster recovery, and cost efficiency.
• Participate in defining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns and help maintain the library of modules used across the engineering organization.
• Develop and optimize custom Kubernetes operators and controllers to automate stateful services, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Assist in building robust, automated security controls and policy‑as‑code to ensure platform compliance.
• Identify friction points across the organizations that operate on top of our infrastructure and collaboratively build intuitive tools that improve the developer experience.
• Support mid‑level and junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical leadership.
• Work closely with engineering teams to gather requirements, identify dependencies, and provide technical input on risk mitigation.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform. Experience designing reusable modules and managing state at scale.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, networking, storage and service mesh architectures.
• Proven track record implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux in production environments.
• Strong understanding of automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, GoLang).
• Strong experience with one of the major Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including IAM, compute, networking and storage layers.
• Experience maintaining and optimizing CI pipelines.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to peers and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment where architectural decisions are discussed and debated.
• Willingness to mentor peers and share technical knowledge.

Benefits

Full‑time positions include base salary, eligibility for an annual performance bonus, and eligibility for equity. In addition to base salary, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies offers benefits tailored to the local market. For more information on the benefits available for full‑time employees, check out our Global Benefits Site.

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.

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Compensation Range: $186K - $232.5K