Lame! I have had a couple of ordinary experiences interviewing with start ups and Rivian was one of them. I interviewed a few months back. The I had good overall experience for the role. The recruiter called me on a weekend and asked if I am free to talk. Then he scheduled a technical interview 2 days later. The technical interview went well but the interviewer stated that there is one aspect of the job (say xx) that I need to learn ramp up and he concluded by saying that everyone comes in with some expertise and not all of them. Then HR failed to get back to me for over a month, and what followed was hilarious to say the least. The senior director started the interview late, then he asked do you xx experience. I said no but the technical interviewer mentioned that I don't have that experience and I would have to learn and ramp soon if I were to be hired. So the senior director said Ok and cut short the call within 10 seconds saying that's all he had for me and then sent a rejection email soon. I wonder if there is any communication between teams. How can they select me for the final round (probably) and reject saying I lack one aspect of a large skill set!

The first step was a phone screening to review my resume. 1 week later I had a phone interview with the Department Manager to review my qualifications and the open position, he mentioned he had 2 positions to fill. 2 weeks later was a series of video conference interviews in lieu of an on-site visit. The interview went very well and I was told the decision would be made in 1 week. It has been 5 weeks now and each time I reach out I am told it will be another 2 weeks for a decision.