The hiring process at Rivian takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sr.Process Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Sr.Process Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian in May 2020
Interview
It was a two step interview process excluding the first HR screening call. The two technical interviews are pretty inline with your background and relevant to the work you have done. The first interview (technical screen) tests you for your genuineness and the command you have over the work you have done in the past relevant to the role. The second interview (virtual onsite) is an extensive collection of three sessions: Technical domain of your job, First principle thinking and Cultural Fit. The questions are not out of context and reasonably close to your previous answers. Overall the process is precise, crisp and efficiently designed. But the hiring team is very picky despite of a great experience in in the complete interview process.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Rivian (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Please think twice before taking interview with this company. They are so unprofessional in overall process(right from interview coordination and communication post the interview).
The most annoying part in my overall interview experience is that i was told that there is going to be a coding interview and the so called(a kid) appeared and did a system design interview. When inquired about the confusion, they said it was their mistake and continued with coding interview. I almost completed it, another 5 min would have let me completed it. we had 10 min to spare. but interviewer did not want to continue.
Weeks went by after that and no response from them. height of unprofessionalism. Communicating to the candidate irrespective of the outcome of the interview shows some character about the company. These are small things that can help separate these companies from good companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
is the singly linked list containing characters a palindrome.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Rivian (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
The interview experience is above average. But you can tell they did not do enough work to get to know your resume. That may be because the company is in a period of the hiring surge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask me about my academic background and the project I worked on.