Distinguished Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
About The Position
Wayve’s Vehicle Software organization builds the embedded software foundations that connect our AI Driver to production vehicle hardware. As a Distinguished Engineer in Vehicle Software, you’ll define the architecture and provide technical leadership for the next generation of Wayve’s vehicle software stack. You’ll work with advanced embedded compute platforms from NVIDIA, Qualcomm and other technology partners, shaping our operating-system and automotive-middleware roadmap to support state-of-the-art AI systems for autonomous driving. This is a highly senior technical leadership role centered on architecture, hands-on technical judgement and broad influence. You’ll work across internal engineering teams, global automotive manufacturers and silicon partners to turn complex requirements into scalable, production-ready systems.
Requirements
- At least 15 years of professional software-development experience
- Expert in embedded systems applied to robotics, autonomous systems or similarly complex products
- Successfully delivered complex embedded systems into production at scale
- Strong software-development experience in one or more of C, C++, Python or Rust
- Professional experience with systems-performance analysis, optimisation and tuning
- Led or significantly influenced complex technical programmes involving approximately 100 or more engineers, including contributors outside your direct reporting structure
- Can establish technical direction and influence senior engineering and business leadership
- Comfortable working directly with external stakeholders, including automotive manufacturers and technology partners
- Can represent Wayve as the primary technical leader in discussions with OEM software, hardware and chipset architects
- Can translate complex technical constraints into clear architectural decisions and bring multiple teams with you
Nice To Haves
- Automotive software or vehicle-platform development
- NVIDIA Drive platforms, including Orin, DriveOS or DriveWorks
- Automotive software frameworks such as AUTOSAR
Responsibilities
- Establish the technical vision for Wayve’s embedded vehicle software and guide major architectural decisions affecting teams across the organization.
- Remain close to the technology—reviewing designs, exploring critical technical problems and helping teams make sound decisions across operating systems, middleware, performance, reliability and hardware integration.
- Represent Wayve in strategic technical discussions with automotive manufacturers, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and other partners.
- Mentor senior engineers, influence engineering leadership and help establish the development practices, tools and architectural principles needed to scale.
- Defining embedded software architectures for advanced autonomous-driving systems
- Shaping the operating-system, middleware and hardware-abstraction roadmap for Wayve’s next-generation autonomy platform
- Improving system architecture, performance, reliability and scalability
- Evaluating and integrating advanced embedded compute platforms from NVIDIA, Qualcomm and other partners
- Collaborating across Vehicle Software, AI, hardware, systems, safety and OEM programme teams
- Working directly with automotive customers and external technology partners to deliver production-ready solutions
- Representing Wayve in technical discussions with OEM software and hardware architects
- Serving as Wayve’s senior technical representative in discussions with silicon partners
- Advocating for best-in-class software-development processes, architecture practices and engineering tools
- Mentoring senior engineers and helping shape the technical direction of the Vehicle Software organisation
- Leading complex, cross-functional technical programmes spanning multiple teams and organisations
Benefits
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
- Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long-term success of Wayve
- Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
- Hybrid working, core hours and opportunities to work hands-on in vehicle workshops and labs
- Learning and development budgets, with support for training, conferences and professional growth
- Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, dental coverage, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement support where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, team socials and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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