Engineering Manager, Runtime Platform, Robot Software

Highlights

• Lead Runtime Platform team powering Wayve's real-time AI Driver onboard vehicles.
• Scale embodied AI across new vehicles, OEM programmes and embodiments.
• Enable new vehicle platforms while protecting performance and reliability.

What they offer

• Meaningful equity, sharing in ownership and long-term success
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
• Hybrid working with core hours and hands-on work in vehicle workshops and labs
• Learning and development budgets with support for training and conferences
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental coverage, enhanced parental leave and pension support

Ideal candidate

An empathetic people-first engineering leader who thrives in ambiguity and loves owning real-world robotics. You coach high-performing teams and pair technical judgment with delivery ownership to scale safety-critical autonomy.

Requirements

• Strong track record of leading, growing, engaging and retaining a high-performing software or systems team
• Experience hiring, coaching, providing feedback, managing performance and supporting career development
• Owned a team roadmap and delivered through others, including planning, prioritisation, resourcing and accountability for quality and reliability
• Hands-on experience architecting and delivering embedded software shipped in a physical product to real customers
• Understand high-performance, low-latency embedded software developed in C++ and can earn trust of senior systems engineers