Engineering Manager - Cloud Infra

Wayve; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI technology company in London seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering Experience team. This role involves managing software, platform, and DevOps engineers to enhance CI/CD processes and the overall developer experience. The ideal candidate will have strong management skills, experience in team leadership, and proficiency in modern CI/CD tools. Join a diverse team committed to developing cutting-edge AI technology for the autonomous driving sector.

Qualifications

• Prior experience managing Software, SRE or DevOps teams.
• Professional experience in a leadership role with a strong support load.
• Passion for fostering personal and professional growth in team members.
• Experience in roadmap planning, stakeholder management, and requirements gathering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Experience team.
• Manage team of Software, Platform, and DevOps engineers.
• Drive technical roadmap in collaboration with tech lead.
• Ensure projects are well-resourced while balancing business and individual needs.

Skills

Team management

Collaboration

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder management

Software development

DevOps practices

Education

BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Bazel

Linux

Python

CI/CD tools (Buildkite, GitLab CI)

Job description

At Wayve we are committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

About us

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.

Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.

In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.

At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.

Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

The Role

You are responsible for leading the Engineering Experience team that supports our engineers through CI/CD, build systems, tools, infrastructure, and the overall developer experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Software, Platform and DevOps engineers. Ensure team members are having a strong impact and are set up for success.
• Collaborate with the team tech lead to define and then drive the technical roadmap
• Ensure projects are resourced in a way that balances the needs of the business with the needs of the individuals.
• Prioritise effectively and keep processes lean and effective.
• Partner with the leadership team to maintain a culture of collaboration, impact, innovation, and health.
• Grow the team as a hiring manager, to bring in complementary, diverse skill sets and backgrounds. Anticipate the needs of the business 18 months out, identify areas where additional resources are needed or we need to grow new domain expertise, and pitch this to leadership for investment.
• Contribute to the day-to-day running of the Software team’s operations and larger collaborative efforts.

In order to set you up for success as an Engineering Manager at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

• Prior experience as a manager of Software, SRE or DevOps teams
• Professional experience in a leadership role with teams that have a heavy support load
• Passionate about fostering personal and professional growth in individual team members
• Experience with roadmap planning, stakeholder management, requirements gathering and alignment with peers towards milestones and deliverables.
• Prior hands-on development experience in software systems, build systems or IT systems.
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar experience.
• Expert knowledge of build systems (Bazel, make), modern CI/CD solutions (buildkite, gitlab, CI), Linux and Python.

We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.

DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.

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