I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies in Sep 2025
Interview
Standard technical coding round. The interviewer expected me to answer in C++ although the role was for Firmware development. Question was LC easy but needed to use heap. Did not make a lot of sense for a firmware role.
I interviewed at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (Irvine, CA)
Interview
Was between 3 stages. HR screening, behavioral, technical. HR was a simple phone call, know meet code questions medium difficulty. If you practice leet code you should be good, everyone was friendly
I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (Vancouver, BC) in Jan 2026
Interview
Interview process - Technical round, Hiring Manager round and Technical panel.
Hiring Manager asked me few scenario questions. I answered it well. She mentioned that the answers were impressive. But not sure why I didnt move to next round. No feedback later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
discuss ambiguous requirements and how you resolved and worked on it.
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Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies overall takes an average of 24 days.
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