Principal Engineer, Software Platform

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.
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Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
AI · Automotive

Description For Principal Engineer, Software Platform

Wayve, founded in 2017, is at the forefront of Embodied AI technology for autonomous driving. As a Principal Engineer for the Software Platform, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of automated driving systems. You'll work on cutting-edge AI software and foundation models that enable vehicles to navigate complex environments safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring end-to-end software performance, anticipating technical roadblocks, contributing to engineering roadmaps, and making critical technical decisions. You'll be a key player in setting high standards for software engineering practices and mentoring tech leads and managers across the organization.

To excel in this role, you should have experience leading large teams of 20+ software engineers, a deep understanding of system software from hardware to distributed systems, and a track record of designing and implementing software for complex systems. You'll also need experience in delivering and supporting production-level complex systems and communicating with senior stakeholders.

Wayve offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment where you'll grow every day, learning from the brightest minds in the autonomous driving space. You'll enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that values diversity, respect, and collaboration. This is a hybrid role based in Sunnyvale, California, offering flexibility to work both from the office and home.

Join Wayve and be part of a mission-driven organization that's working to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Your contributions will have a significant impact on shaping the future of transportation and advancing the field of AI-driven autonomous vehicles.

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Responsibilities For Principal Engineer, Software Platform

  • Ensuring software performance and efficiency end-to-end, working between embedded and distributed infrastructure on one side, and machine learning (training and inference) and robotics use cases on the other side
  • Anticipating technical roadblocks – feasibility, schedule delays, complex interdependencies
  • Contributing to the definition and execution of engineering roadmaps
  • Making tough technical decisions putting in balance velocity, serviceability, sustainability
  • Setting and holding a high bar of software engineering practices – design, coding, test
  • Being a mentor to tech leads and managers across the software engineering organisation

Requirements For Principal Engineer, Software Platform

  • Experience as tech lead of teams or projects spanning 20+ software engineers
  • Deep understanding of system software, from hardware level to distributed systems
  • Experience in designing and implementing software for complex systems
  • Experience delivering complex systems into production, and supporting them post-production
  • Experience communicating with senior stakeholders including executives

Benefits For Principal Engineer, Software Platform

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  • Competitive compensation
  • Fully employer-covered medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employer contributed retirement account
  • Therapy
  • Yoga
  • Catered lunch
  • Snacks and drinks
  • Office-wide socials
  • Dynamic and fast-paced work environment
  • Learning opportunities
  • Hybrid working policy

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