I was contacted by a recruiter through LinkedIn. I then had a phone screen with the recruiter and another with the hiring manager.

I was brought on-site for a half-day-plus interview with a few engineers, the hiring manager, and the recruiter. They asked for a technical presentation to open the interview, which was supposed to last 30-60 minutes. During this presentation, most of the audience worked on their phones and paid little attention. I was then cut off and didn't even have a chance to finish the presentation I had worked on for over a week.

However, after that disappointing start, the team of people I met and the company were awesome (at least from the outside looking in). They have a very refreshing view of the workplace and the employer-employee relationship, which is very rare for Silicon Valley. Learning about what they were doing and the culture they were trying to establish was the best part of the interview, easily.

Although Rivian claims to only hire the Top 5% of talent, this is highly questionable. Don't get discouraged if you are not made an offer.

Typical stuff: strengths and weaknesses.

What was the hardest project you worked on, and why was it hard?

How did you solve the difficulties?