Principal Software Engineer, Robot Software
About The Position
Wayve’s Robot Software organization builds the platform that turns autonomy models into dependable, observable software running across development and customer vehicles. The work spans application frameworks, inter-process communication, logging, deployment, platform reliability, developer experience, and the interfaces between autonomy software, hardware, simulation, and fleet operations. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll be a technical peer and trusted adviser to Robot Software leadership. You’ll shape the 12–24 month technical roadmap, identify the highest-leverage platform investments, and lead cross-team delivery that improves reliability and developer velocity across multiple vehicle programs.
Requirements
- You have led large technical initiatives involving multiple engineering teams or senior collaborators.
- You can define architecture and strategy while remaining close enough to the code to debug difficult cross-domain problems.
- You are highly proficient with modern C++ and experienced in embedded, robotics, automotive, or similarly complex systems.
- You communicate concisely, build trust across teams, and can move contentious technical decisions toward evidence-based conclusions.
- You think in fleet-level outcomes such as reliability, uptime, deployment speed, and operational supportability.
- You are comfortable balancing deep work with critical, unplanned technical leadership needs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Linux/QNX, robotics middleware, platform integration, simulation, embedded compute, CI/CD, or large-scale fleet operations would be valuable.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leadership to define and continuously refine the Robot Software technical roadmap.
- Lead a small number of high-impact platform initiatives from ambiguity through delivery.
- Align architecture and interfaces across Robot Software, Autonomy, Simulation, Evaluation, hardware, and OEM stakeholders.
- Design systems that are observable, diagnosable, and supportable from thousands of kilometres away.
- Improve developer experience, pre-merge validation, logging, metrics, deployment, and fault isolation.
- Mentor senior engineers and help teams reach clear, evidence-based technical decisions.
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 the chance to work hands on in vehicle workshops and labs
- Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension 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
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
