Rivian
Sr / Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception
Palo Alto, California, USA · Staff+ · full-time
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$8,075 more — $187,075 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $187,075 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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- About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever.
- As a company, we constantly challenge what's possible, never simply accepting what has always been done.
- We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown.
- Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
- This role is based in Palo Alto, CA.
- Share technical direction, mentor junior engineers, publish internal guidance, and help shape Rivian's technical roadmap in perception.
- strong C++ skills for performance-critical, production code.
- Demonstrated experience architecting, training, and evaluating perception models (2D or 3D, including sequential models), with exposure to deployment on real vehicles and/or production robotic systems.
Compensation
- $179k-$285k
Benefits
- Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full- time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
- Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian overs most of the premiums.
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Company info
- Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.
Equal opportunity
- Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities.
- If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at Candidate Data Privacy Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes ("Candidate Personal Data").
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