Lead a high-performing team developing real-time embedded software for Wayve’s AI-driven autonomous driving platform. Oversee technical direction, roadmap execution, and system foundations (middleware, IPC, observability) while scaling AI deployment across diverse vehicle platforms. Requires hands-on embedded C++ expertise, real-time systems knowledge, and strong people leadership in a fast-growing, mission-driven environment.
Key Highlights
Lead a dedicated team building runtime foundations for Wayve’s AI Driver, critical for scaling across vehicles and OEMs
Own technical direction for real-time embedded software (C++, IPC, middleware, observability) with hands-on architecture expertise
Combine people leadership (hiring, coaching, performance management) with execution accountability for roadmap delivery
Key Responsibilities
Lead a team developing runtime platforms for Wayve’s AI Driver, ensuring scalability across new vehicle platforms and OEM programs
Establish and own technical direction for real-time embedded software, including system design, IPC, middleware, performance optimization, and observability
Hire, coach, and develop engineers while maintaining a high-performing team culture and career growth framework
Align the team’s roadmap with Wayve’s broader goals, prioritizing execution and resolving risks/dependencies proactively
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Vehicle Software, Model Development, Hardware, OEMs) to unblock delivery and drive execution
Implement CI/CD pipelines, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and internal quality gates to ensure operational reliability
Support incremental development for new vehicle platforms while minimizing performance degradation
Technical Skills Required
Embedded C++
Real-time systems (Linux, scheduling, latency optimization)
Middleware and IPC frameworks
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Benefits & Perks
Market-benchmarked annual salary
Equity with long-term ownership potential
Relocation support and visa sponsorship
Hybrid working with core hours and in-office collaboration
Comprehensive benefits (health insurance, dental, parental leave, retirement support, wellness programs)
Nice to Have
Experience in automotive, robotics, or safety-relevant real-time domains
QNX or microkernel architecture knowledge
Profiling tools (pprof/gperftools, perf, Nsight, NVLumo)
Observability platforms (OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog)
NVIDIA Orin/Thor or Qualcomm compute platforms
Job Description
Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.Here’s what this particular role covers.Engineering Manager, Runtime Platform, Robot Software🛠️ About our Engineering TeamsWayve is building embodied AI that can drive any vehicle, anywhere. Our AI Driver operates onboard the vehicle in real time, supported by the application frameworks, middleware, performance capabilities and observability foundations owned by the Runtime Platform team.
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