I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Rivian (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Nov 2022
Interview
Interviewers were pleasant to talk to. They ask broad range of questions, in my opinion they are not relevant for the position I applied for. It feels like every interview is rushed and interviewers have other meetings to attend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical problem solving question involving data structure that is probably available on leetcode or similar interview preparation website.
7 rounds of Interviews
Mix of HR, Resume Deep Dives, System Design and Coding interviews (C++, CUDA, Python , Pytorch)
System Design Focus on autonomous driving for higher Levels of autonomy
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Rivian in Sep 2025
Interview
i had total of 4 rounds of coding and 2 system designs
i struggled with 1 coding round, i wrote the solution but it didn't pass all the test cases, i guess it was considered as failure, which i can understand
they conducted additional round of coding and i solved the problem even with the follow up question.
Rivian decided to give me down level offer which is 50% of the salary that i was getting from one of faang company.
very disappointing.
Recruiter told me their bar is so high (but not the salary) and i am not good enough for senior role.
5 rounds of interviews. HR, HM, Live Coding, System design, Cross functional. Lasts about a week or two in total. All were done online. All in all a good experience.
