Senior Software Engineer - Sensor Systems, Robot Software

EngineersOfAI; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Robot Software team. You will develop edge-device software in C++ for embedded Linux, focusing on reliability and scalability across a fleet of vehicles.

You will integrate automotive sensors (camera, LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU), work with hardware, and collaborate with Embodied AI and Science teams to train models, run experiments, and optimize driving performance.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with embedded Linux systems in C++ across full SDLC.
• Experience with automotive sensors (camera, LiDAR, radar, GNSS/IMU).
• Familiarity with IPC middleware and Linux build/user space environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance embedded Linux software in C++ for edge devices.
• Integrate sensors and enable data capture for autonomous vehicles.
• Ensure reliability and real-time performance on distributed hardware.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Lead by example in testing, docs, and tooling.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C++

SDLC

Performance optimization

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

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with Wayve’s next-generation innovative compute and sensor platform, as well as contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.

As a member of the Robot Software team, you will collaborate with your team to deliver software for edge devices to provide data and enable autonomy on a large fleet of vehicles. A key responsibility will be to ensure that the software you deliver runs reliably at scale. You will also work closely with our Embodied AI and Science organisations to ensure they have the data and interfaces they need to train models, run experiments and get feedback on driving performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Software Development: Build and deliver software in C++ with high quality and reliability. Create software which is observable and debuggable when running on a device 2000 km away and with limited connectivity.
• Sensor Integration and Data Capture: Build software to enable full sensor integration and data capture and streaming at the scale and quality necessary for a fully autonomous vehicle.
• Real-Time System Management: Deliver and maintain soft-real-time Linux-based applications to a fleet of embedded devices on automobiles, including data collection and storage, as well as machine learning inference on the edge.
• Fault Tolerance and Diagnostics: Create robust, fault-tolerant software solutions with comprehensive system diagnostics to enable us to quickly and efficiently resolve any issues preventing our deployed fleet from operating at maximum capacity.
• Performance Monitoring: Design, implement, and use system monitoring tools to improve performance and resolve both ad hoc and systemic issues.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders: Work with cross-functional global teams including Hardware, Product, Project, and Engineering management to advise and build the right solution
• Drive a strong engineering culture: Lead by example as you demonstrate best practices for: testing, documentation, ease-of-use, technical (and non-technical) tooling, mentorship, and collaboration.

About you

In order to set you up for success as a Senior 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
• Automotive Sensor Expertise: Experience working with automotive sensors and technologies like camera, LiDAR, radar, or localization systems (IMU, GNSS)
• Linux Expertise: Familiarity with embedded Linux, build systems, and/or user space applications.
• IPC Middleware Knowledge: Strong understanding of how to optimally use and