Role Overview

Join Rivian's Enterprise Applied AI team as a Sr. AI Engineer in Palo Alto California and drive the future of AI-powered adventure. Rivian an innovative EV manufacturer is revolutionizing the automotive industry with emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles. We're seeking curious courageous talent to build production AI experiences that empower internal teams in Operations Product Sales Customer Service Finance HR and more. Work across the full AI stack from data pipelines and retrieval to prompt/agent logic evaluation/guardrails and serving. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver tangible business value while upholding responsible AI practices for privacy security compliance and safety. If you thrive in fast-evolving tech areas with a bias to ship learn and iterate this Sr. AI Engineer Enterprise Applied AI role at Rivian is your next adventure.

Key Responsibilities at Rivian

As a Senior AI Engineer you'll ship impactful AI solutions that make Rivian teams work smarter. Key responsibilities include:

• Build features and services across the AI stack: orchestration retrieval/grounding prompt/agent logic evaluation/guardrails serving and observability.
• Implement robust data processing and integration pipelines to enable high-quality AI applications and analytics.
• Contribute to design docs code reviews testing and operational playbooks for reliability maintainability and resilience.
• Partner with stakeholders across Operations Product Sales and more to define requirements iterate quickly and measure success.
• Instrument telemetry and evaluation to monitor quality safety latency and cost driving data-based improvements.
• Follow responsible AI practices partnering with governance on security privacy compliance and safety.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response driving post-incident enhancements.
• Share learnings via demos documentation and contribute to AI literacy org-wide.

Own end-to-end delivery of cross-service initiatives contribute to SLOs and operational excellence in Rivian's dynamic environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed in this Sr. AI Engineer role at Rivian you need:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong software engineering foundations in algorithms data structures and systems with experience building backend services APIs or data-intensive apps.
• Hands-on LLM exposure including retrieval grounding prompt/agent design function/tool use evaluation safety/guardrails and cost/latency optimization.
• Proficiency in modern delivery practices: version control CI/CD testing observability cloud-native services and containerization.
• Collaboration and communication skills to work with product/business partners.
• Senior-level ownership: demonstrated end-to-end delivery of services/platforms contributions to reliability/SLOs and operational excellence.

A bias for action in ambiguous fast-paced settings is essential. Rivian values diverse backgrounds united by a passion for outdoors and sustainability.

Salary & Benefits

Rivian offers a competitive salary range of $162800 - $203500 USD yearly for California-based Sr. AI Engineer Enterprise Applied AI roles based on experience skills and location. Additional perks include:

• Annual performance bonus and equity awards.
• Comprehensive insurance: medical dental vision life short/long-term disability.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Full-time benefits from day one; part-time after 90 days.
• Family coverage for spouse/partner and children up to 26.

Explore full details at rivianbenefits.com. This package supports your adventure with Rivian.

Why Join Rivian?

Rivian isn't just building EVs; we're accelerating the world toward a more sustainable future. Our Enterprise Applied AI team tackles unknown challenges reframing problems and innovating relentlessly. Enjoy a diverse team passionate about protecting the outdoors collaborate on cutting-edge LLM applications and contribute to real business impact. Palo Alto's vibrant tech hub offers endless opportunities. With a mission to keep the world adventurous forever Rivian provides the tools culture and compensation to thrive. Join us to build AI that powers adventure vehicles and beyond.

How to Apply

Ready to apply for Sr. AI Engineer Enterprise Applied AI at Rivian? Submit your application via careers.rivian.com or internal portal for current employees. This role stays open until at least 1/23/26. Rivian is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified applicants considered without regard to race color or other protected status. Don't miss your chance—apply now and adventure with Rivian!