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Principal Software Engineer, Robot Software

About us 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 sa

Company

Wayve

Location

Sunnyvale

Status

Open

Posted

2026-05-08T16:53:32+00:00

Wayve is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Robot Software group, part of the Vehicle Software department in Sunnyvale. The role sets a 12–24 month technical roadmap, owns the architecture of the software stack running on the vehicles, connects the robot layer with Embodied AI driving algorithms, leads design reviews, and mentors senior and staff engineers. The posting asks for deep robotics middleware experience (ROS2, Cyber RT or custom IPC), real-time systems, C++ 17/20 with Python, and a record of shipping autonomous, distributed or safety-critical embedded systems.