Jobs / Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Staff DevOps Software Engineer- Firmware & CI/CD
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies · Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, CanadaExp: 8+ yrs137,300-171,600 CAD/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
137,300-171,600 CAD/yearly
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
Lead technical direction for build and release engineering, focusing on scalable CI/CD pipelines and improving developer productivity. Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into engineering roadmaps.
Benefits
Eligibility for an annual performance bonusEligibility for equity
Qualifications
- Deep expertise designing and scaling CI/CD systems.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with build tools.
- Advanced scripting and automation expertise in Python, Go, Bash, or similar.
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud providers.
- Expert-level experience designing observability strategy using tools.
Responsibilities
- Define technical strategy and architecture for scalable, fault-tolerant CI/CD pipelines.
- Own and evolve technical vision for build system integrity.
- Lead evaluation, onboarding, and architectural integration of new components and software stacks.
- Drive build-vs-buy decisions on third-party and open-source software.
- Identify gaps in developer productivity and design tools to improve experience.
- Act as technical authority across development, QA, and release management.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into engineering roadmaps.
- Set standards for production system reliability and establish monitoring practices.
- Architect containerization and orchestration strategy at a platform level.
- Serve as technical bridge between software development and vehicle deployment.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and technical decision-making.
Skills
AnsibleAWSAzureBashBazelBuildkiteCircleCICMakeDatadogDockerGCPGitHubGitHub ActionsGitLabGoGradleGrafanaHelmKubernetesMakeOpenTelemetryPrometheusPythonTerraformElasticsearchFluent BitFluentdGitLab CIKibanaLogstash
Degrees
BS or MS in Computer ScienceEngineeringOr a related field (or equivalent experience)
Relocation
No