Rivian Interview Experiences

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  Sensors, Camera Failures, and a False-Positive Case StudyRivian · Software Engineer · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Sep 2026

  A recruiter contacted me, and I then interviewed with the hiring manager for an autonomous-vehicle systems role. The interview lasted one hour and began with brief introductions from both of us. The manager then gave me a set of driving capabilities and asked how I would choose the types and placement of sensors needed to support those capabilities. Next, I was asked about the external failure mo…

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  Rivian Software Engineer Interview Experience: OOP problem and delayed progressionRivian · Software Engineer · HR Screen · Jul 2026

  After a recruiter screen, I answered resume-based behavioral questions and then had a technical interview built around an object-oriented problem tailored to the team. It seemed focused on how I reasoned, not only whether I could write code. There was also a short hiring-manager meeting, followed by bundled technical rounds: a coding round and a conceptual round, about half an hour each. Scheduli…

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  Rivian Backend Engineer interview with delayed feedback and missing follow-upsRivian · Backend Engineer · HR Screen · May 2026

  No response

  I went through a frustrating, logistics-heavy interview process for a Software Engineer role. The difficulty felt average, and communication was often delayed or missing. The recruiter or HR screen covered basic engineering questions, production-line and equipment questions, and behavioral topics. The hiring manager meeting included more role-fit questions, after which communication slowed down.…

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  Rivian Software Engineer interview with panel interviews and a project presentationRivian · Software Engineer · HR Screen · May 2026

  Rejected

  I went through a fairly organized, conversation-heavy process. It started with an HR call, followed by a longer meeting with the hiring manager. After that, I had panel-style interviews with several interviewers from different teams. Each round included time for questions and follow-ups. The format combined behavioral and technical fit without feeling like a trick. In one of the later sessions, I…

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  Rivian Software Engineer interview with robotics debuggingRivian · Software Engineer · May 2026

  The process felt fairly straightforward from the beginning. The interviewers were friendly, and we spent a lot of time discussing my actual projects and what I worked on day to day. Early on, I realized the role had been described in a way that blended into a systems engineering focus in the autonomy space, and the questions matched that impression. One round focused on systems thinking and how I…

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  Rivian Software Engineer interview: nearly a month waiting for feedbackRivian · Software Engineer · May 2026

  My recruiter and the early rounds went smoothly. The recruiter was responsive and welcomed my questions, so the first part of the process was easy to navigate. After the second interview, the tone shifted because of what happened afterward. I waited almost a month to hear back about the rejection. When I asked for feedback, I didn't receive any, and no one gave me useful pointers about what speci…

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  Rivian Software Engineer interview: project discussion and high-voltage experienceRivian · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Apr 2026

  My screening was laid-back and centered mostly on my resume and projects. I talked through my previous work, and the first interview went into more detailed technical questions related to one of my projects. I was also asked about my high-voltage experience. There were some additional technical questions, but they weren’t overly complicated. It felt like they were checking whether my past work tr…