Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Irvine, California
December 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone call interview first round, which was mostly asking about my resume, with a video call technical second round. Asked mostly about automotive networking (i.e., CAN). Was given positive reviews and recommendation to go to the next round, but was ghosted.
Questions
Explain how CAN arbitration works.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Rivian Software Engineer (Internship) role in Irvine, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Rivian's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Irvine, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Rivian's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Irvine, California.
Rivian Work Experiences
4.0
Great Team, Confusing Management
Mechanical Engineer • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
October 24, 2025
Pros: The people at Rivian are friendly and eager to help. I was working on a small team of engineers and interacted with a group of technicians regularly. Everyone was competent and great to work with.
Cons: Directions from management were sometimes confusing or misinformed. Most of the headaches experienced on my team came from management.
5.0
Great place to work
Manufacturing Engineer • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
October 23, 2025
Pros: Great team, cool products, interesting people to work with, perks are nice, and the office is very aesthetic.
Cons: Vague goals/outlines, high turnover rate
4.0
Friendly Team, Busy Work
Mechanical Design Intern • Former Employee
Irvine, California, United States
October 9, 2025
Pros: Lots of work to do. Everyone is super nice and will teach you anything you ask about.
Cons: Packages/logistics needs more work.
- 4.0Great Team, Confusing ManagementMechanical Engineer • Former EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025Pros: The people at Rivian are friendly and eager to help. I was working on a small team of engineers and interacted with a group of technicians regularly. Everyone was competent and great to work with.Cons: Directions from management were sometimes confusing or misinformed. Most of the headaches experienced on my team came from management.
- 5.0Great place to workManufacturing Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesOctober 23, 2025Pros: Great team, cool products, interesting people to work with, perks are nice, and the office is very aesthetic.Cons: Vague goals/outlines, high turnover rate
- 4.0Friendly Team, Busy WorkMechanical Design Intern • Former EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: Lots of work to do. Everyone is super nice and will teach you anything you ask about.Cons: Packages/logistics needs more work.
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