Staff Embedded Security Engineer
About The Position
Wayve’s Vehicle Software Engineering teams build the onboard software and connected services that make our development fleet safe, secure, reliable, and ready for real-world autonomous-driving work. This role sits across Robot Software, Reliability Engineering, Fleet Tools, Onboard Test Automation and the wider Security organization, helping protect everything from boot and operating-system layers through vehicle applications, data offload, and vehicle-to-backend communications. As a Staff Embedded Security Engineer, you’ll be a hands-on security partner to embedded software teams. You’ll identify risks, guide penetration-testing work, design practical controls, and help engineers make secure architecture decisions throughout development.
Requirements
- Proven record of designing and delivering security systems for connected Linux-based embedded devices.
- Hands-on experience incorporating hardware-backed security into production systems.
- Understanding of cryptography fundamentals and public-key infrastructure.
- System-level development experience with kernels, bootloaders, or embedded operating systems.
- Ability to work effectively in Python, C++, C, or Go and remain hands-on with code.
- Ability to communicate clear technical recommendations to engineers, non-engineering partners, and leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Yocto, QNX or another RTOS, containers, secrets management, MISRA, vulnerability management, or security-community contributions.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop security controls in real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software.
- Review code and system designs to identify vulnerabilities and guide remediation.
- Contribute to technical requirements, architecture documents, interface definitions, implementation guides, and test plans.
- Partner with Wayve’s Security team to assess and address risks across the vehicle fleet.
- Build and maintain security tooling, libraries, controls, and instrumentation in Wayve codebases.
- Act as a security point of contact for engineering teams and penetration-testing engagements.
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
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
