Rivian backend engineering jobs

Rivian has 31 open backend engineering roles: 16 in Palo Alto, 4 in Torrance and 3 in Atlanta. 23 of them state the pay; the middle half sits between $152k and $232k a year. Roles at Rivian take 52 days to fill at the median.

Read from Rivian's careers boardRebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open backend engineering roles
31
median stated pay
$183k
new in 7 days
0
median time to fill
52 days

Where the roles are

Palo Alto 16Torrance 4Atlanta 3Belgrade 3Plymouth 1Carson 1Normal 1London 1Vancouver 1

By level

LevelOpen rolesMedian stated pay
Intern6—
Mid-level2—
Senior7$174k
Staff and principal14$232k

Other teams hiring at Rivian

Field and service 318Industrial engineering 135Hardware engineering 35Sales 30AI and machine learning 27Product management 24Administration 17Management 12Operations 11Early careers 11DevOps and infrastructure 9Analytics 6Robotics 5Security 5

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Questions

How many backend engineering roles is Rivian hiring for?

Rivian has 31 open backend engineering roles as of 27 Oct 2026.

What does Rivian pay for backend engineering roles?

23 of the 31 roles state the pay. The median of the posted ranges is $183k a year and the middle half sits between $152k and $232k (converted to US dollars).

Where are Rivian's backend engineering roles?

Most are in Palo Alto (16), Torrance (4) and Atlanta (3).

How long do roles stay open at Rivian?

Half of Rivian's roles are filled or closed within 52 days of being posted, measured on the postings that closed on its own careers board.

Are these roles still open?

Every role is read from Rivian's own careers board and re-checked at least every 48 hours. A role that closes leaves this page at the next nightly rebuild.

Source: Rivian's own careers board, re-checked every 48 hoursUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0