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. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Normal, IL) in Aug 2025
Interview
Screen round intial phone call went super cool and then came hiring manager this is the worst experience I have been expeianced they asked me straight 5 questions with serious face and been eneded up by rejection,IG they are looking for next Elon musk definitely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a specific instance where feature engineering significantly improved your model's performance?
The interview process is extremely time-consuming and lasted for over a month, and it doesn't even seem like they're interested in hiring anyone other than someone like Elon Musk. I had a near-perfect interview with extremely relevant work experience and yet was rejected for an experience mismatch. Not even going to bother applying to this company henceforth. They do not deserve top talent and will eventually seep into mediocrity while competing with other EV brands.
The recruiter was 15 minute late to our initial screen. They expressed strong interest and mentioned they'd move me on to the next step. I asked about in-office requirements and they clarified it was 5 days a week. I followed up saying I was good with 5 days and wanted to know more about work hours, transportation stipends etc. The recruiter never replied and then sent an automated rejection email 3 days later. Terrible experience, terrible recruiting policy – avoid!