Simulation Software Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Wayve; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation support

Hybrid working

Learning budget

Health insurance

Job summary

Wayve is hiring a software engineer for the Core Simulation team in the UK. You will develop and maintain production-quality simulation components in C++ and Python, integrate driving-stack components into the shared simulation environment, and help improve testing, observability, and performance across scalable workloads.

You will collaborate with Simulation, Robotics, Autonomy and Evaluation teams to ensure correct interfaces and data flows, while delivering scoped improvements with high

Qualifications

• Production software development experience in a collaborative engineering environment.
• Strong C++ and Python skills, with depth in at least one and ability to work in both.
• Experience in simulation, robotics or autonomous systems or similarly complex multi-component systems.
• Knowledge of maintainable, reusable, and extensible code design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production-quality components in Wayve’s simulation system using C++ and Python.
• Integrate driving-stack components and simulated robot systems into the shared environment.
• Support different simulation configurations and ensure correct component interactions across workflows.
• Investigate differences between on-road and simulated execution, tracing data and timing issues.
• Improve testing, observability, and developer tooling; enhance reproducibility and reliability.
• Profile performance and scalability; optimize simulator workloads for large evaluations.
• Collaborate with internal users and other engineering teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Contribute to technical designs and improve maintainability of the codebase.

Skills

C++

Python

Simulation

Robotics

Tools

Git

Job description

Wayve is hiring a software engineer for the Core Simulation team in the UK. You will develop and maintain production-quality simulation components in C++ and Python, integrate driving-stack components into the shared simulation environment, and help improve testing, observability, and performance across scalable workloads.

You will collaborate with Simulation, Robotics, Autonomy and Evaluation teams to ensure correct interfaces and data flows, while delivering scoped improvements with high