Job description
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.
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
As a Robot Software Platform Engineer on the Rapid Prototyping Team, you’ll report to our Head of Rapid Prototyping and play a critical role in formalizing our “move-fast” innovation engine. You’ll build the scaffolding that enables every other team to experiment at speed—whether that means proving out a new perception service, validating a control idea on real hardware, or authoring the next-generation orchestration framework. Your prototypes will often feed back into our mainline platform, amplifying your impact across the entire organization.
Key responsibilities
- Prototype platform features from scratch—whether that’s a new process orchestrator, custom driver, inference service or data pipeline—and deliver working demos in 2–4 weeks.
- Own and evolve our software architecture (architecture-agnostic, but familiar with ROS 2, iceoryx, CAN, networking, inference) to support high-risk, high-upside experiments.
- Expose and maintain Python bindings (pybind11, pyo3/maturin) or other glue layers to help cross-team collaboration and rapid scripting.
- Champion experimental workflows, codify best practices, and build developer-facing tools that accelerate iteration across the company.
About you
In order to set you up for success as a Robot Software Platform Engineer in the Rapid Prototyping team at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.
Essential
- Strong Rust proficiency; solid C++ and Python skills.
- Deep understanding of onboard platform components: drivers, data loggers, config systems, process orchestration, inference engines.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Bazel, Docker) and HIL test setups.
- “Can-do” mindset—comfortable working in uncharted territory, happy to experiment and iterate quickly on ideas that may never ship.
- Outcome-focused, team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Desirable
- Familiarity with ROS 2, iceoryx, CAN bus and networking protocols.
- Experience creating Python bindings for C++ or Rust libraries (pybind11, pyo3/maturin) with a focus in user experience and performance.
- Prior background in rapid prototyping or skunkworks teams—balancing speed, quality and learnings.
This is a full-time role based in our office in London, UK. 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.
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.
For more information visit Careers at Wayve.
To learn more about what drives us, visit Values at Wayve
DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.
