Staff Software Engineer - Platform Integration, Robot Software

As a Staff Software Engineer in Platform Integration, you shape the integration architecture that lets Wayve’s AI Driver operate across vehicle platforms. You’ll mentor engineers, define interfaces, and drive cross‑team alignment to reduce bespoke integration work. You will stay hands‑on with software and vehicle bring‑up while guiding a roadmap that improves architecture, tooling and maintainability. This role combines software, hardware, robotics and automotive systems to accelerate reliable vehicle integration and validation. You’ll work on high‑impact challenges that enable scalable, reusable integration across multiple platforms.

• hybrid working
• equity
• relocation support and visa sponsorship
• learning and development budget
• health insurance
• enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Lead integration architecture and author interface designs guiding implementation across vehicle programmes
• Shape the technical roadmap with Engineering Manager, balancing delivery with architecture and tooling improvements
• Unblock complex integration challenges spanning software, middleware, OS, networks and hardware
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, debugging and hands-on work to grow technical judgement
• Represent Platform Integration in cross‑team technical discussions aligning interfaces and ownership
• Develop and review production software to establish reusable integration patterns
• Lead bench, HiL and vehicle investigations to validate designs and resolve uncertainty
• Translate bring-up/field learnings into improved diagnostics, practices, docs and validation

• Substantial experience integrating autonomous vehicles or complex robotic systems
• Led architecture and delivery for complex integration across software and hardware
• Strong software development skills in C++, Rust or equivalent; production-quality Linux‑based robotics/automotive experience
• Ability to turn ambiguous requirements into clear designs, interfaces and plans
• Proven track record solving system‑level problems via systematic testing and diagnostics
• Knowledge of ROS2 or similar middleware, distributed systems and vehicle bring-up
• Experience raising technical capability through mentoring, reviews and standards
• Ability to influence cross‑team technical decisions and align with management on priorities
• Experience delivering integrations across multiple vehicle/compute platforms and working with OEMs or hardware suppliers
• Experience with drive-by-wire, HiL testing, functional safety and fleet reliability would be valuable

• Mentoring and technical leadership
• Strategic thinking and cross-team collaboration
• Effective communication of complex interfaces and decisions
• C++
• Rust
• Linux-based robotic/embedded platforms