Work-life balance overshadowed by leadership's self-interest - Senior Software Engineer Rivian Employee Review

3.0
30 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

At the time, good work/life balance.

Cons

in 2020 - At the top level, those around RJ Scaringe, did not care about the company itself. They just cared about the IPO lining their pockets/

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5.0
29 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay great environment amazing mission

Cons

Schedule can be hard to adjust to when first starting but they have great pto policy

2.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
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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

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