Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation

Wayve; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving. We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join the Onboard Test Automation Team, validating onboard software across Linux/QNX, embedded hardware, and HiL environments.

You will design automated tests, contribute to CI pipelines (Buildkite), and help improve test coverage to accelerate full-vehicle validation and software quality across multiple compute platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX.
• Ability to develop automated tests in Python, C++, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with embedded hardware and hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points).
• Validate software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Collaborate with software engineers to identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing features.
• Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries.
• Enable developer self-service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks.
• Support expansion of test coverage by leveraging existing validation tests and shifting them earlier in the development cycle.

Skills

Embedded testing

Python

C++

HiL testing

CI/CD (Buildkite)

Tools

Buildkite

Embedded Linux

QNX

Job description

About our Engineering Teams

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Onboard Test Automation Team at Wayve, you will play a key role in validating onboard software systems before they reach full-vehicle testing. You'll work across a range of embedded compute platforms and operating systems to ensure software is reliable, integrated, and ready for real-world deployment. This is a high-impact role where your work directly improves software quality and enables faster iteration across multiple teams. You'll help scale testing by building automated tests and empowering developers to validate their work earlier in the development cycle.

Your day-to-day

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points)
• Validate software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments
• Collaborate with software engineers to identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing features
• Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries
• Enable developer self-service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks
• Support expansion of test coverage by leveraging existing validation tests and shifting them earlier in the development cycle

What you'll be working on

• Automated integration and system-level testing for embedded Linux or QNX software.
• Hardware-in-the-loop validation across multiple compute platforms.
• Reliability checks for sensor pipelines, middleware, timing, latency, data integrity, and dropped messages.
• Observability that makes intermittent failures easier to reproduce and diagnose.
• Earlier validation of software changes to reduce risk during full-vehicle testing.
• Test frameworks that improve developer velocity and confidence across Robot Software.

You should apply if

• You have experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX.
• You can develop automated tests in Python, C++, or a similar language.
• You have hands-on experience with embedded hardware and hardware/software interactions.
• You can debug complex system-level problems using logs, metrics, and controlled experiments.
• You understand automation, integration testing, and system validation principles.
• You are comfortable collaborating across software, hardware, and infrastructure teams.
• Experience with HiL environments, sensor or data pipelines, CI/CD systems such as Buildkite, robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software would be valuable.

More about Wayve:

Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving. We are pioneering an end to end AI approach that enables vehicles to learn directly from real world experience, developing the ability to adapt, generalise and improve at scale. Instead of relying on hand coded rules or pre mapped environments, our AI Driver learns to drive by understanding the world around it. The result is technology that navigates complex urban environments with intelligence, precision and natural flow, unlocking meaningful advances in both safety and efficiency. We believe autonomy represents a once in a generation transformation in how people and goods move, comparable to the shift from horses to cars, and from human driven vehicles to intelligent machines.

Our ambition is to make autonomy universal. Wayve's mapless and hardware agnostic AI platform integrates with global OEM partners, enabling continuous software evolution and unlocking advanced levels of automation from L2 plus through to L4 as our core AI model scales. In a race increasingly defined by intelligence and real world learning, Wayve is taking a distinct approach, building a generalisable driving intelligence that can power any vehicle, anywhere. By combining embodied AI with scalable deployment, we are creating technology that can be shaped to each OEM brand and driver experience, accelerating the transition to a safer, more intelligent future of mobility.

How we work - Locations & Flexible Working:

Our main hubs are in London, Sunnyvale, Yokohama, Herzliya, Vancouver and Leonberg. We operate a hybrid working model that combines in-person collaboration in our dedicated office spaces with focused time working remotely. This gives our teams the connection and energy of working together, alongside the flexibility to do their best work in a way that fits their lives.

The Interview Process:

Our process is clear and respectful of your time: Initial c