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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, MLOps - **Company:** Rivian - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Application Performance Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, Software Tools, Prometheus, DataOps, Software Engineering, Datadog, AWS Cdk, Docker Swarm, AWS ECS, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** May 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fc794d07abe54d18 ## About the Role Do you have experience in S3?, * 5+ years of software engineering or in ML/Dev/Data Ops role. * 5+ years of experience authoring, scaling, and managing production infrastructure. * 5+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, AWS CI/CD tools, AWS networking stack, S3, Lambda, EKS, ECS, RDS, System Manager, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail, etc. * 5+ years Infra as Code and configuration management (Terraform, AWS cloud formation, AWS CDK). * 5+ years of experience with monitoring applications in cloud using Datadog, AWS CloudWatch or Prometheus. * 5+ years of eperience debugging production systems and performing RCA on incidents. * 3+ years of being hands-on with Python, Go or Java and Gitlab for automation. * 2+ years of CI/CD and/or GitOps patterns (using Gitlab, Jenkins, Allure etc.) * 2+ years of microservice-oriented architectures (using Kubernetes (EKS), AWS ECS, or Docker swarm). * 2+ years of knowledge of Agile Development of Accessible Software Tools. * Linux internals, networking, and distributed computing are a plus. * AWS or Cloud Native certification is a plus. ## Description The Autonomy org at Rivian is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Data Ops to join the Data team who can provide expertise in cloud and data engineering and collaborate with technical and business users. This candidate needs to have a very good understanding of the AWS Cloud Data Platform and Data Ops processes that helps to build, test, and release complex mission critical infrastructure services for Rivian's ADAS team on AWS cloud. In this role you will work with the ADAS Cloud, Data, Perception, SIL/HIL, Vehicle integrations & Vehicle Cloud teams, Product Management, and other Technology Partners to leverage best practices and reference architectures highlighting AWS Cloud Platform and Data/Dev/ML Ops practices. * Lead, build, test and release complex mission-critical infrastructure services for Rivian's ADAS team on cloud and/or on-prem. * Setup fault tolerant multi-region environments for data operations and data applications. * Own CI/CD pipeline for apps and data projects. * Define on-call strategy and participate in on-call rotations. * Make developers' lives smooth via automated workflows. * Build and optimize highly reliable, scalable, and distributed infra using microservice architecture. * Collaborate with the security & privacy team to perform audits and mitigate any findings. * Collaborate with cross-functional ADAS teams for development and integrations. * Cost optimization in AWS across multiple accounts and services. ## Related Videos - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Celery on AWS ECS - the art of background tasks & continuous deployment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/561-celery-on-aws-ecs-the-art-of-background-tasks-continuous-deployment) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Tips, Techniques, and Common Pitfalls Debugging Kafka](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/838-tips-techniques-and-common-pitfalls-debugging-kafka) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [MLops – Deploying, Maintaining And Evolving Machine Learning Models in Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/115-mlops-deploying-maintaining-and-evolving-machine-learning-models-in-production) - [MLOps – What’s the deal behind it?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/125-mlops-what-s-the-deal-behind-it) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development)