Wayve
Distinguished Software Architect
$500K–$600K
Sunnyvale, California USA +1 · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, California USA
London, United Kingdom - Experience
- Principal, Distinguished, or equivalent senior individual-contributor experience; no number of years stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship where applicable.
About the job
Define and guide cross-company software architecture so Wayve’s embodied AI systems can scale reliably across vehicle platforms, products, and production environments.
What you'll do
- Set architectural direction and define software boundaries, interfaces, and abstractions across AI, compute, and vehicle systems.
- Lead major architectural changes across engineering teams and improve software development, integration, testing, and deployment across hardware platforms.
- Advise on complex technical decisions and help establish engineering practices for safety-critical AI and robotics systems.
What they ask for
- Principal, Distinguished, or equivalent senior individual-contributor experience shaping architecture for large, complex software systems.
- Track record leading significant technical or architectural change across multiple teams or engineering organisations.
- Experience building systems in computer vision, robotics, physical AI, or another domain where software and AI interact with the physical world.
- Experience evolving reliable software platforms at significant scale and complexity.
Nice to have
- Autonomous driving, robotics, or automotive systems experience is valuable but not essential.
Pay
$500K – $600K (base salary; compensation type not specified)
AI focus
Architect software systems for embodied AI and autonomous driving, spanning AI models, compute, simulation, training and inference, and software deployed on physical vehicles.
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