Engineering Manager, Wayve

Onboard Software

Salary not provided
Linux
C++
Rust
Senior and Expert level
London

2-5 days a week in office

Wayve

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

Open for applications

Wayve

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

201-500 employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceCarsTransportBig dataDeep TechRoboticsFlexible workingComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSCloud Computing

Open for applications

Salary not provided
Linux
C++
Rust
Senior and Expert level
London

2-5 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceCarsTransportBig dataDeep TechRoboticsFlexible workingComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To reimagine autonomous mobility through embodied intelligence.

Role

Who you are

  • Proven Leadership: At least 5 years in a leadership role within software development or embedded systems, including 3 years directly managing a software development team through all stages of the software lifecycle
  • Expertise in Software and Embedded Systems: Strong knowledge of software development for embedded systems, real-time data processing, and system diagnostics, preferably within the automotive or similar regulated industries
  • Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Linux-based development, real-time systems, and edge computing. Proficiency in programming languages such as C++ or Rust, and experience with relevant software development tools and environments
  • Strategic Acumen: Excellent ability to conceive and execute technology projects that align with both immediate and long-term business objectives of the Onboard Software organisation
  • Collaborative Abilities: Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, capable of fostering collaboration across diverse technical teams and company divisions
  • Educational Background: A 4-year degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Desirable

  • Automotive Software: Background in developing automotive software, with knowledge of ASPICE, DriveOS, or AutoSAR
  • Educational Background: A Master’s degree or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is desired

What the job involves

  • As the Manager of the Robot Software team, you will guide our initiatives to develop, integrate, optimise, and support software solutions crucial for sensor data and vehicle actuator integration to enable autonomous functionality on embedded devices within our vehicles.
  • From the initial concept to final deployment, your expertise and leadership will facilitate the seamless operation of our autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet, demanding a deep understanding of Linux-based application development, embedded computing, and robust system diagnostics within the automotive sector. Success in this role will critically impact Wayve’s ability to deliver autonomous driving features to its partners
  • Team Leadership and Strategic Oversight: Lead a multidisciplinary team of Software Engineers and Systems Engineers, setting clear objectives and milestones. Drive strategic software deployment across AV systems, aligning with Wayve’s objectives
  • Software Development and Integration: Oversee the design and implementation of software that supports full sensor integration and data capture, ensuring high quality and scalability necessary for autonomous operations
  • Real-Time System Management: Ensure the delivery and maintenance of soft-real-time applications on Linux-based platforms, focusing on data collection, storage, and on-edge machine learning inference
  • Fault Tolerance and Diagnostics: Develop fault-tolerant software solutions with comprehensive diagnostic tools to swiftly address and resolve issues impacting the operational capacity of our deployed AV fleet
  • Performance Monitoring: Craft and utilise advanced system monitoring tools to enhance performance metrics and troubleshoot both ad-hoc and systemic issues effectively
  • Resource Management: Efficiently allocate resources, including personnel and technical infrastructure, to meet project timelines and performance goals
  • Talent Cultivation: Recruit, mentor, and develop your team, promoting a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Identify skill gaps and lead training and recruitment efforts to assemble a top-tier Robot Software team

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Wayve is developing artificial intelligence (AI) that teaches cars to drive autonomously using reinforcement learning, simulation, and computer vision. Wayve’s core premise is that the big breakthrough in self-driving cars will come from better AI brains rather than more sensors or “hand-coded” rules which it believes are highly restrictive and not at all scalable.

The company said that it trains its autonomous driving system using simulated environments and then transfers that knowledge into the real world, where it emulates how humans adapt to conditions in real time. It ultimately relies on end-to-end deep learning AI rather than hard-engineered AI. This is one of the world's hardest problems to solve, but Wayve has made an exciting start and is taking a very different approach to competitors like Uber and Waymo, who are relying more on sensors.

Following a few years of innovative breakthroughs, Wayve now has backing from high-profile investors such as Microsoft and angels, including Uber's chief scientist Zoubin Ghahramani and Pieter Abbeel, a UC Berkeley robotics professor and pioneer of deep reinforcement learning. The company's strategic partnerships with outfits like Asda and Ocado to test-run autonomous deliveries, as well as publicity through the Minister is a show of confidence in the future of Wayve's solution to autonomous driving.

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Top investors

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28% female employees

24% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

May 2024

$1.1bn

SERIES C

Jan 2022

$200m

SERIES B

Total funding: $1.3bn

Company benefits

  • Learning budget
  • In-house chef
  • Flexible Working
  • Private health insurance and therapy
  • Workplace nursery scheme
  • Onsite bar
  • Large social budgets
  • Enhanced parental leave

Company values

  • Pave new roads, explore unknown horizons: We take calculated risks and embrace unknown territory
  • Leave positive tracks: A big reason for working on autonomous vehicles is for the positive impact they can have to the environment, the lives they will save, the opportunities they will create for others and more!
  • Autonomous in thought, collective in action: We are built of strong, curious individuals coming from all walks of life, but who, together, want to achieve a common goal.
  • Drive each other forward: We are a company that stands strong upon the foundation which it has created. This foundation is the team, the individuals who make Wayve, Wayve.

Company HQ

London, UK

Leadership

Has a PhD from Cambridge in Computer Vision & Robotics. Previously Research Engineer at Skydio and Advisor to Scape Technologies

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