Software Engineer, Wayve

Fleet Management

$176.5-220.8k

React

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Node.js

Rust

Azure

Bazel

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

2-5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

Be an early applicant

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

501-1000 employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceCarsTransportBig dataDeep TechRoboticsFlexible workingComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$176.5-220.8k

React

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Node.js

Rust

Azure

Bazel

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

2-5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

501-1000 employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceCarsTransportBig dataDeep TechRoboticsFlexible workingComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To reimagine autonomous mobility with embodies intelligence, aiming to lead the world into a new era of autonomy.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Professional software engineering experience building full-stack web applications or services
Hands-on experience across frontend and backend development, with enough breadth to contribute across the stack
Experience designing or working with APIs, databases, schemas, and backend services
The ability to deliver clean, tested, maintainable code
Familiarity with cloud services, distributed systems, or microservices
We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply

Desirable

Experience with React, TypeScript, MUI, Rust, Go, Node.js, Kubernetes, Bazel, or Azure
Experience working on fleet management, robotics, autonomy, drone, vehicle, or operational tooling products
Experience with scalable backend systems, monitoring, reliability, or high-volume data workflows

What the job involves

As a Software Engineer on our Fleet Management team, you'll build the tools and services that let Wayve's engineers and operators manage a global fleet of autonomous vehicles and data-collection devices. The work spans frontend, backend, APIs, cloud services, and data — covering vehicle health tracking, software and configuration management, and location-based services
You'll work alongside more senior engineers, contributing to technical design and taking ownership of features and services end-to-end
Build and maintain full-stack features across Fleet Management services
Contribute across frontend, backend, API, database, and cloud service implementation
Contribute to technical design discussions and help deliver scalable, maintainable solutions
Write well-tested, maintainable, and performant code
Review peers' code to support quality, consistency, and shared learning
Build and support systems that help Fleet Operations and Engineering monitor vehicle health, configuration, software status, and location

Our take

Wayve is developing AI that teaches cars to drive autonomously using reinforcement learning, simulation, and computer vision. Wayve’s core premise is that the big breakthrough in self-driving cars will come from better AI brains rather than more sensors or “hand-coded” rules which it believes are highly restrictive and not at all scalable.

The company said that it trains its autonomous driving system using simulated environments and then transfers that knowledge into the real world, where it emulates how humans adapt to conditions in real time. It ultimately relies on end-to-end deep learning AI rather than hard-engineered AI. This is one of the world's hardest problems to solve, but Wayve has made an exciting start and is taking a very different approach to competitors like Uber and Waymo, who are relying more on sensors.

Following a few years of innovative breakthroughs, Wayve now has backing from high-profile investors such as Microsoft and angels, including Uber's chief scientist Zoubin Ghahramani and Pieter Abbeel, a UC Berkeley robotics professor and pioneer of deep reinforcement learning. The company's strategic partnerships with outfits like Asda and Ocado to test-run autonomous deliveries, as well as publicity through the Minister is a show of confidence in the future of Wayve's solution to autonomous driving.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

28% female employees

24% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Apr 2026

$60m

SERIES D

Feb 2026

$1.2bn

SERIES D

Total funding: $2.6bn

Company benefits

Private healthcare: Choose our optional health insurance for comprehensive coverage for you and your family.
Paid time off: Paid vacation plus public holidays and additional leave programs, ensuring you have time to unwind.
Mental health resources: Through Spill, you can access therapy and mental health support.
Community and socials: Join clubs or attend team socials to connect over hobbies, sports, or just for fun.
Competitive compensation: Our compensation package includes cash and equity, making you a true partner in our success.
Learning and development: Budgets for books, courses, and company-wide training to support your continuous growth.

Company HQ

London, UK

Leadership

Alex Kendall

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Alex has a PhD from Cambridge in Computer Vision & Robotics. Prior to Wayve, he was a Research Fellow at Trinity College, a Scientific Advisor at Scape Technologies, a Research Engineer at Skydio, and a Software Engineer at Beca.

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