Wayve
Distinguished Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
$348K–$438K
Sunnyvale, California USA · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- At least 15 years of professional software-development experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship where applicable.
About the job
Defines the architecture and technical direction of Wayve’s embedded vehicle software stack for autonomous-driving systems, from operating systems and middleware to production vehicle hardware integration.
What you'll do
- Set architecture and roadmap for embedded software, operating systems, middleware, and hardware abstraction.
- Guide cross-functional technical programmes, platform integration, and improvements to performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Represent Wayve with automotive and silicon partners, while mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Expertise in embedded systems for robotics, autonomous systems, or similarly complex products, including delivery into production at scale.
- Strong software-development experience in one or more of C, C++, Python, or Rust.
- Professional experience in systems-performance analysis, optimisation, and tuning.
- Led or significantly influenced complex technical programmes involving approximately 100 or more engineers, including contributors outside direct reporting structures.
Nice to have
- Automotive software or vehicle-platform development.
- NVIDIA Drive platforms (Orin, DriveOS, or DriveWorks) or AUTOSAR.
Pay
$347,500 to $437,900 (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, Rust, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Orin, DriveOS
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