Wayve

Senior Software Engineer - Sensor Systems, Robot Software

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1 day ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$177k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and deliver high-quality, reliable C++ software for embedded devices.
  • Integrate automotive sensors and enable large-scale data capture and streaming.
  • Develop and maintain soft-real-time Linux applications for data collection, storage, and edge machine learning inference.
  • Create fault-tolerant software with comprehensive diagnostics for deployed vehicle fleets.
  • Design and use monitoring tools to improve performance and resolve systemic and ad hoc issues.
  • Collaborate with Hardware, Product, Project, Engineering management, Embodied AI, and Science teams.
  • Promote testing, documentation, usability, tooling, mentorship, and collaboration best practices.

Requirements

  • Proficiency developing high-performance embedded Linux systems software in C++ and managing the full software development lifecycle.
  • Experience with automotive sensors and technologies such as cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS, or localization systems.
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux, build systems, and user-space applications.
  • Strong understanding of IPC middleware for high-throughput robotics applications, including frameworks such as ROS or other automotive middleware.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and how to improve their scalability and performance.
  • Ability to debug stack traces, core dumps, disk-write performance, system load, memory bottlenecks, device bottlenecks, and threading issues.
  • Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or real-world sensing applications is desirable.
  • Experience with embedded Linux, real-time operating systems such as QNX, or automotive SoCs is desirable.
  • Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including UDP/TCP, Ethernet-based communications, and network bottleneck debugging, is desirable.
  • At least 5 years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degrees are a plus.

Benefits

  • Full-time role based in Sunnyvale, California, with a hybrid work arrangement.
  • Competitive equity package.
  • Inclusive interview experience with accommodations available upon request.

Tech Stack

Categories

EmbeddedRobotics
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