Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Manufacturing Systems)

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture developing software-defined vehicle technologies. This Staff Software Engineer role focuses on architecting and developing robust manufacturing applications bridging shop-floor equipment and enterprise systems. The position involves technical leadership, system design, mentorship, and ensuring scalable, secure backend systems for manufacturing. Hybrid role in Palo Alto, Irvine, CA or Normal, IL.

10+ years backend development experience, Bachelor's in CS or related, mastery of Golang/Node.js/Python/C/C++, familiarity with industrial protocols (CIP, Modbus, MQTT, OPC UA), embedded systems experience, API design (REST, gRPC), data processing (NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ), security, databases (SQL/NoSQL), DevOps, edge computing (Docker, Kubernetes).