Avoid. - Senior Software Engineer Rivian Employee Review

1.0
Sep 4, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission, cool product, stable backing. If you like collecting a paycheck without having to contribute, this might be the place for you.

Cons

Everything. This company is 10+ years behind on technology. If you expect to work on cutting edge tech, this is not the company for you. Their desire to protect their trade secrets create a culture of silo knowledge and fragmented tech stacks. The IT department is probably the worst that I've had the displeasure of working with. The company suffers from all the problems of a giant corporation and a tiny startup with none of the benefits of either. If you dig through their LinkedIn, you'll find that a large portion of their employees are people who washed out of Tesla. Trying to quit was like trying to cancel a cable tv subscription. It is really bad when there is a team of people dedicated specifically to trying to talk you out of leaving. Really disappointing.

Explore other reviews about Rivian

5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning opportunity, fun work, good people

Cons

Lots of travel if not based in Normal IL. Lot of change from management

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great exposure to the product - Amazing teammates, boots on the ground collaboration - Onboarding is really well done - they take this part seriously and I appreciate that.

Cons

- Limited growth - Constantly worried whether your department is getting laid off. - I've worked at plenty of other startups and EV companies and this one is by far the worst. - Zero job security unless you're JR

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All