Wayve
Principal Software Engineer, Robot Software
Sunnyvale, California USA · Principal · Full-time
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About the role
- This is a high-visibility role where you will influence the roadmap for Embodied AI platform (e.g. an autonomous vehicle) capabilities and mentor the next generation of technical leaders.
- You will be responsible for the architectural integrity, scalability, and highly-reliable performance of the software stacks that power our vehicles.
- Your success in this role is defined by the business success built upon your technical roadmaps, the team's success and consistent alignment during their execution, and the adoption and impact of your processes and guidance by the team.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leadership to define a 12-24 month technical roadmap.
- Lead the design of complex, cross-functional systems.
- You'll lead design reviews for critical components of the stack and "unblock" teams facing deep-seated architectural debt.
Requirements
- Demonstrate the "T-shaped" leadership required to oversee a diverse portfolio of initiatives.
- Variable Depth Engagement: Demonstrate the "T-shaped" leadership required to oversee a diverse portfolio of initiatives.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Problem Solving: Ability to debug "impossible" problems across the boundary of hardware and software.
- ability to explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
- What sets top candidates apart are their habits, behaviors, and demonstrated past ability to:
Skills
- Identify emerging technologies that will keep the company ahead of the curve.
Compensation
- This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $295,500 to $375,100, plus a competitive equity package.
Benefits
- Technical Strategy & Vision:
- You will observe common challenges across disparate workstreams (e.g., latency spikes or data serialization bottlenecks) and champion centralized, reusable solutions that benefit the entire Robot Software organization.
Company info
- ABOUT YOU In order to set you up for success as a Principal Software Engineer - Robot Software at Wayve, we're looking for the following skills and experience.
- In order to set you up for success as a Principal Software Engineer - Robot Software at Wayve, we're looking for the following skills and experience.
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