Rivian Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience — Sensors, Camera Failures, and a False-Positive Case Study

Rivian·Software Engineer·Sep 2026
Technical ScreenSenior+medium

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 modes of a camera and how I would design a feature to report that the camera was blocked.

The final part was a case study: if a signal produced a false positive once every hour, how would I communicate with a technician to address the bug, and what would be the quickest way to walk through the issue?

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Interview at a glance

Company
Rivian
Role
Software Engineer
Level
Senior+
Rounds
Technical Screen
Difficulty
medium
Interview date
Sep 2026
Questions from this interview
1 question

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