Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform

About the role

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and strategy of their GenAI platform. You will be the technical authority for enterprise‑wide integration of large language models (LLMs) and drive cognitive automation across internal and customer‑facing applications.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and own agentic systems that leverage LLMs to automate workflows and improve user experiences at enterprise scale.
• Define and execute a multi‑year LLM integration strategy, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable data exchange across the software ecosystem.
• Partner with senior leadership and product executives to shape the company‑wide cognitive automation roadmap.
• Provide technical ownership of the full development lifecycle for mission‑critical machine‑learning‑powered tools.
• Establish engineering standards, frameworks, and architectural patterns for resilient, observable distributed systems.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a senior technical leader in AI/ML platforms or large‑scale software systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence architecture and strategy across multiple engineering organizations.
• Strong collaboration skills with senior leadership, product, and engineering teams.
• Track record of delivering complex, high‑impact projects at enterprise scale.

Required skills

• Large Language Model (LLM) integration and deployment.
• AI platform architecture and design.
• Distributed systems design and observability.