I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Belgrade, Central Serbia) in Jun 2024
Interview
Interviews were a bit disorganized. Two times interviewers were late a lot, and once no one showed up. The format of the interviews was classic, including HR, coding interview, system design, HM, and behavioural. They tend to ask system design questions during HM interviews, which can be surprising.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time you had a conflict with a colleague.
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.
