Application Software Engineer - Embedded Software C++
Wayve · Sunnyvale, California USA · Detroit, Michigan USA
Roboticsremotesenior$210k–$238k
At a glance
Highlights
- Bring autonomous driving technology onto customer vehicle platforms in the US.
- Shape AV capabilities from the ground up alongside Verification and OEM partners.
- Help build embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely at scale.
What they offer
- Meaningful equity, sharing in ownership and long-term success
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
- Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
- Hybrid working with core hours and hands-on work in workshops and labs
- Learning and development budgets for training, conferences and growth
- Comprehensive health, dental, parental leave, retirement/pension and wellbeing benefits
Ideal candidate
A hands-on systems builder who loves bringing complex software to life on real hardware and thrives with ownership, collaboration, and solving ambiguous integration challenges.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in embedded or automotive software development, ideally with platform bring-up experience
- Strong proficiency in C/C++, Bash and Python
- Deep understanding of Linux-based embedded systems including Yocto, systemd, bootloaders and device trees
- Familiarity with QNX and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments with ability to configure and debug on target hardware
- Experience bringing up automotive-grade SoCs such as NVIDIA Orin, Qualcomm SA8295/SA8650, Renesas or TI
- Comfortable with hardware debuggers, flashing tools, serial consoles and board support packages, plus CAN, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI and I2C
- Hands-on experience integrating embedded platforms into CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks
- remote policy
- Hybrid working with core hours and hands-on work in workshops and labs
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship and relocation support where applicable
Lab profile
About Wayve
London-based AI lab building embodied driving intelligence for autonomous vehicles.
What they build
- Wayve Driver embodied AI driving software
- GAIA generative world models for driving
- LINGO language-grounded driving AI
Known for
- End-to-end embodied AI for driving
- Camera-first, mapless autonomy approach
- Large-scale real-world learning and simulation
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in London, UK
- Backed by SoftBank Group, NVIDIA and Microsoft
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