Senior Software Engineer - Runtime Platform, Robot Software Sunnyvale, California USA

OpenDigital Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Core working hours

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Software Engineer for the Runtime Platform in London. You will work on software that powers autonomous driving experiments across our vehicle fleet, delivering a stable, scalable stack and performance-focused improvements.

The role sits within the Robot Software and Runtime Platform teams, collaborating with model developers and scientists to accelerate data collection and feature development. Hybrid work and core hours are offered.

Qualifications

• Proficient in high-performance embedded Linux software development in C++.
• Experience profiling and optimizing system bottlenecks.
• Strong background in OS scheduling and computer architecture.
• Proven ability to evaluate experiments methodically.
• Experience with multi-threaded synchronization.

Responsibilities

• Investigate latency and performance bottlenecks across the software stack.
• Instrument code with profiling tools to collect performance data and identify optimizations.
• Integrate and evaluate new profiling tools to benchmark performance and baselines.
• Collaborate with teams to prioritize optimization impact.
• Optimize critical code paths to improve runtime efficiency and reduce latency.

Skills

C++

Embedded Linux

Performance profiling

OS scheduling

Computer architecture

Thread synchronization

Observability tools

Tools

NVIDIA Nsight

NVIDIA Lumos

tegrastat

Grafana

Databricks

Datadog

QNX Momentics

Job description

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

The Robot Software team is responsible for the software that runs on our internal fleet of vehicles to enable autonomous driving and collect data for training new driving models. You will join a motivated and talented team of engineers to deliver a reliable, stable and flexible software stack to support on‑road experimentation by our model developers and scientists. Your work will enable these teams to iterate quickly and gather the data they need to improve our autonomous driving capabilities and support new product features, which is critical to the success of Wayve’s mission.

The Runtime Platform team equips all Wayve teams with the observability, profiling tools, and infrastructure needed to understand and optimise software performance across our development fleet. We work closely with teams to investigate issues, reduce bottlenecks, and promote best practices. Our work enhances core onboard components to ensure efficient use of compute and a solid foundation for running model experiments at scale. We also provide the tooling and infrastructure needed to quickly detect, diagnose, and address performance regressions, helping teams move faster with greater confidence.

Key responsibilities:

• Investigate latency and performance bottlenecks across the entire software stack
• Instrument code with profiling tools and metrics to collect performance data and identify optimization opportunities
• Integrate and evaluate new profiling and instrumentation tools to benchmark system performance and establish baselines
• Collaborate with multiple teams to understand their performance pain points and prioritize optimization efforts based on impact
• Optimize critical code paths and algorithms to improve runtime efficiency, reduce latency, and enhance overall system performance

About you

In order to set you up for success as a Software Engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential

• Software Development Skills: Proficiency developing high-performance embedded Linux systems software in C++. Demonstrated ability to manage the complete software development lifecycle from ideation through delivery & optimization
• Proficiency with performance profiling tools and techniques for identifying and resolving system bottlenecks
• Proven track record of methodical experiment evaluation
• Strong technical background on OS scheduling, computer architecture (memory hierarchy, CPU caches, context switches, …), and thread synchronisation

Desirable

• Familiarity with Nvidia performance tools such as NV NSight, NV Lumos and tegrastat
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana (logs, metrics, traces), Databricks, Datadog
• Familiarity with QNX and Momentics is a plus

This is a full-time role based in London. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.

Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.

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.

At Wayve we're 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, domestic 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.

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