Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform

The posting, as Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies wrote it

ABOUT US

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotive’s next chapter. From operating systems to zonal controllers to cloud and connectivity solutions, we’re addressing the challenges of electric vehicles through technology that will set the standards for software-defined vehicles around the world.

The road to the future is uncharted. By combining our expertise across connectivity, AI, security and more, we’ll map a new way forward. Working together, we’ll create a future that’s more connected, more intelligent, more sustainable for everyone.

ROLE SUMMARY

As a Staff Software Engineer specializing in agentic applications, you will be a defining technical authority and highly influential voice in shaping our GenAI platform's architecture and strategy. You will play a foundational role in integrating LLMs with our internal and customer-facing applications at scale. Your focus will be on leveraging LLMs to drive cognitive automation, streamlining workflows, and enhancing decision-making. You'll also set the standard for best practices in building resilient, scalable, and observable distributed systems, ensuring the creation of production-grade tools that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable across the entire organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect and Own Agentic Systems at Org-Wide Scale: Architect and lead the development of highly scalable and sophisticated intelligent agents that utilize LLMs to automate workflows, optimize operations, and elevate user experiences — setting the technical direction across multiple teams and product areas.
• Define LLM Integration Strategy: Own and drive the technical vision and long-term strategy for integrating LLMs with our evolving software ecosystem, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable communication and data exchange. Serve as the primary technical decision-maker and escalation point for LLM architecture across the organization.
• Lead the Cognitive Automation Roadmap: Partner with product managers, engineering leaders, and senior leadership to set the strategic direction for cognitive automation. Leverage LLMs to automate complex cognitive tasks — such as information extraction, summarization, and question answering — to enhance efficiency and accuracy system-wide.
• Champion Scalable System Design: Take ultimate ownership of the entire development lifecycle, from conceptualization and design to implementation and deployment, for our most critical machine learning-powered tools and applications. Establish technical frameworks and patterns adopted org-wide.
• Establish and Uphold Engineering Standards Across the Organization: Define the engineering culture. Implement and enforce industry-leading standards for building production-grade, distributed machine learning solutions — and ensure adoption and consistency beyond your immediate team.
• Drive Technical Consensus and Shape Organization

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