Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Application Software
Wayve · Sunnyvale, California USA · Detroit, Michigan USA
Roboticsremotemanager$370k–$395k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead a new US team localising autonomous driving tech from the ground up.
- Deliver autonomy features tailored to US roads, norms and regulations.
- Drive full-cycle development from design through testing to production deployment.
What they offer
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
- Meaningful equity in long-term success
- Relocation support where applicable
- Hybrid working with core hours
- Learning and development budget for training and conferences
- Comprehensive health, dental, parental leave and wellbeing benefits
Ideal candidate
A self-directed engineering leader passionate about real-world autonomous systems who thrives in ambiguity, sets vision, and builds high-performing teams aligned across cultures.
Requirements
- Strong background in robotics and autonomy building real-world deployed systems
- Proven ability to lead and grow high-performing engineering teams
- Comfortable with ambiguity, defining goals and roadmaps independently
- Broad fluency across software engineering, ML, controls and systems integration
- Excellent cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management with OEMs
- Familiarity with US road environment, driving behavior and AV regulations
- Foundation in machine learning for perception or real-time decision-making
- remote policy
- Hybrid working with core hours and hands-on workshop time
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available 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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