Senior Embedded Linux OS Engineer for Autonomous Robots

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Relocation support

Visa sponsorship where applicable

Equity/stock options

Learning & development budgets

Job summary

Wayve seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to advance our onboard OS platform for autonomous vehicles. You will develop and maintain embedded Linux and QNX software, kernels, and drivers, supporting rapid vehicle experimentation and fleet operations.

You will collaborate across hardware and software teams, diagnose complex performance issues, and mentor teammates in a culture of quality, observability, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong C and C++ experience building high-performance embedded Linux system software.
• Understanding of the full development lifecycle from design through delivery and optimisation.
• Hands-on knowledge of embedded Linux kernels, device trees, Yocto, boot flows, or user-space systems software.
• Ability to debug complex performance and reliability problems across system layers.
• Familiarity with IPC mechanisms and middleware used in high-throughput robotics systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain embedded Linux and QNX platform software, kernels, and device drivers.
• Work with product, program, hardware, and engineering stakeholders to choose and deliver the right solutions.
• Develop high-quality C and C++ software that is observable and debuggable on remotely operated vehicles.
• Diagnose performance problems involving stack traces, core dumps, disk I/O, CPU load, memory, devices, and threading.
• Improve fault tolerance, diagnostics, testing, documentation, tooling, and ease of use.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to a strong engineering culture.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded Linux

Yocto

QNX

Kernel

Device drivers

IPC

Debugging

Testing

Tools

Linux

QNX

NVIDIA Jetson

NVIDIA DRIVE

Job description

Wayve seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to advance our onboard OS platform for autonomous vehicles. You will develop and maintain embedded Linux and QNX software, kernels, and drivers, supporting rapid vehicle experimentation and fleet operations.

You will collaborate across hardware and software teams, diagnose complex performance issues, and mentor teammates in a culture of quality, observability, and reliability.