Principal Embedded Security Engineer, Wayve
$295.5-375.1k
+ equity
2-5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
Autonomous mobility driven by AI
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Autonomous mobility driven by AI
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$295.5-375.1k
+ equity
2-5 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To reimagine autonomous mobility with embodies intelligence, aiming to lead the world into a new era of autonomy.
Role
Who you are
- Proven record of designing and delivering software security systems for internet-connected embedded devices
- Experience incorporating hardware-based security techniques (Hardware Security modules, TrustZone, Secure Boot, etc) into a robust hardware/software system design
- Sound knowledge of Cryptography fundamentals and Public Key Infrastructure
- Extensive experience creating, presenting, and refining clear, compelling technical specifications from top-level system architecture documents down to low-level implementation guides and test plans
- System-level (kernel/bootloader) software development experience
- Significant experience with at least Python, C++, C, or Go
- Exceptional ability to communicate and collaborate with developers, non-engineering stakeholders, and leadership
- We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above
Desirable
- Experience with QNX or similar realtime operating systems
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining professional software
- Experience with Azure, GCP, containers, secrets management systems, cryptography, popular threat modeling systems, and other contemporary security topics
- Contributions to the security community (open source, published research, presentations, blog posts, etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree or above in CS, Engineering, Math, Physics, or similar
What the job involves
- The security of our software is paramount to the safety of our vehicles. The onboard software for our various fleets of vehicles is critical to data gathering, model training, and demonstration of our self-driving technology
- You will work with embedded software engineers to design, implement, review, and test the onboard software and connected services for our current and future platforms
- Design and develop real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software to implement security controls for the system
- Contribute to technical requirements, architecture, and interface design documents
- Partner with the wider Wayve Security team to identify and address security issues related to our vehicle fleet
- Partner with developers from throughout the organization to design and promote secure software architectures
- Build, deploy, and maintain security tools, libraries, controls, and instrumentation in Wayve’s codebases
- Perform code and design reviews to identify and help remediate security flaws
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.
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Insights
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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