Application Software Engineer

Wayve; United States; Hybrid; USD 139,561 - 186,082; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking an Application Software Engineer to join our Israel-based Application Engineering team. You will lead bring-up and validation of our AI software stack on customer hardware, ensuring robust performance across SoCs and OSs.

You will collaborate with Verification, Release, and OEM partners to ensure smooth integration, reliable delivery, and scalable automation in CI/CD and test environments on Linux/QNX/Adaptive AUTOSAR targets.

Qualifications

• Embedded/automotive software development with hands-on platform bring-up.
• Proficient in C/C++, Bash, Python.
• Strong Linux-based embedded systems knowledge (Yocto, systemd, bootloaders, device trees).
• Familiarity with QNX and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments on target hardware.
• Experience bring-up on automotive-grade SoCs (NVIDIA Orin, Qualcomm SA8295/SA8650, Renesas, TI).
• Comfortable with hardware debuggers, flashing tools, serial consoles, BSPs.
• Knowledge of CAN, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I2C.
• Experience integrating embedded platforms into CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Execute software bring-up on customer hardware platforms.
• Integrate and validate OEM/Tiers deliveries—drivers, middleware, runtime.
• Collaborate with Verification & Release to integrate hardware into CI/CD, HIL, and test infra.
• Work with OEM/Tier 1 teams to resolve hardware-specific integration issues.
• Implement system-level diagnostics, logging, and secure boot configuration.
• Develop automation for setup, flashing, health checks, and test execution on target hardware.
• Support porting/configuring applications over Linux-based systems/QNX/Adaptive AUTOSAR environments.

Skills

Embedded/Automotive software

Platform bring-up

C/C++

Bash

Python

Yocto/systemd/bootloaders/device trees

QNX/Adaptive AUTOSAR

Automotive-grade SoCs

Hardware debuggers/flashing tools/ BSP

CAN/Ethernet/PCIe/SPI/I2C

CI/CD & test automation

Tools

Docker

Jenkins/Buildkite

Git

JFrog Artifactory

Job description

The Role

We’re seeking an exceptional and mature Application SW Engineer to join our Israel-based Application Engineering team, focused on advancing Wayve’s autonomous driving technology for different markets. This is a unique opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping our AV capabilities from the ground up.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the bring-up and early validation of our AI software stack on customer hardware platforms, ensuring seamless performance across diverse SoCs and operating systems. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across Verification, Release, and OEM partners to ensure smooth integration and reliable delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute software bring-up on customer hardware platforms (e.g. NVIDIA Drive, Qualcomm Ride).
• Integrate and validate OEM/Tiers deliveries covering drivers, middleware and runtime into Wayve development life cycle.
• Collaborate with Verification & Release teams to integrate hardware into CI/CD, HIL, and test infrastructure.
• Work with OEM and Tier 1 teams to resolve hardware-specific integration issues.
• Implement system-level diagnostics, logging, and secure boot configuration.
• Develop automation for setup, flashing, health checks, and test execution on target hardware.
• Support other teams in porting and configuring our applications over Linux-based systems/ QNX/Adaptive AUTOSAR environments.

About you

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

Essential:

• Demonstrated industry experience in embedded or automotive software development, ideally with hands-on platform bring-up experience.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Bash, and Python.
• Deep understanding of Linux-based embedded systems (Yocto, systemd, bootloaders, device trees).
• Familiarity with QNX and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments and the ability to configure and debug them on target hardware.
• Experience with bring-up on automotive-grade SoCs (e.g., NVIDIA Orin, Qualcomm SA8295/SA8650, Renesas, TI).
• Comfortable working with hardware debuggers, flashing tools, serial consoles, and board support packages (BSPs).
• Familiarity with communication protocols like CAN, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I2C.
• Hands-on experience integrating embedded platforms into CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks.

Desirable:

• Exposure to automotive verification environments (e.g., HIL systems, Vector toolchains, custom CI rigs).
• Experience working in a safety-critical domain with an understanding of ISO 26262, boot-time determinism, and watchdogs.
• Understanding of secure boot, OTA updates, and system-level cybersecurity topics.
• Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins/buildkite, Git, and artifact management tools like JFrog Artifactory.

This is a full-time role based in our office in Israel. 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.

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