Wayve
Director AV Product Engineering
London; Sunnyvale · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$440k-$580kDetected 55 days ago
Cloud PlatformsRESTMachine LearningLeadership
About the role
- The role is on the critical path to the financial success of the business.
- You are responsible for taking AI model backbones and delivering an autonomous vehicle capability roadmap with production-level quality.
- This includes collecting, filtering and selecting the most relevant training data; and then training, tuning, debugging production models.
Responsibilities
- As Director of Engineering you will manage the Product Engineering group within our AI Engineering organisation.
- Drive an eval-driven culture to reach KPI targets with high predictability and resource efficiency.
- Build technical capabilities across the division and develop talented engineers as Wayve grows. Build resilient and reliable systems, teams and individuals.
- Work closely with team members to develop career plans and growth trajectories based on each individual's strengths and weaknesses and their own aspirations.
- Experience applying foundation models to implement specific product features.
- Build technical capabilities across the division and develop talented engineers as Wayve grows.
- Build resilient and reliable systems, teams and individuals.
Requirements
- You have delivered successful Autonomy products that rely on complex AI models.
- Domain skills: experience with autonomy products - autopilot/navigation, active safety, parking.
Skills
- experience with autonomy products - autopilot/navigation, active safety, parking.
- roadmap articulation, interface with leadership & business functions.
- resource allocation, program planning and execution 1-2 years out.
- code development practices, testing, serviceability.
- Product delivery
- Execution
- Engineering
- Education: BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar experience.
- Experience working with multiple automotive OEMs.
- Experience with GenAI simulation.
- Experience with cloud platforms, databases, large scale data pipelines.
Compensation
- The reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $440,000 to $580,000, plus a competitive equity package.
Benefits
- Define and own the technical vision, strategy and metrics for your area, ensuring its teams and the rest of Wayve are aligned and galvanised.
- Define efficient data curriculums to ensure product feature and geographical coverage.
- Partner with the senior leadership team to maintain a culture of impact, performance, and health.
Company info
- Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.
- Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
- In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us-we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.
- At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment
- We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.
- Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!
- You will report to the VP of Autonomy.
- Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology.
- Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.
- Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward.
- Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
- In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us-we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions.
Visa & Work Authorization
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