Software Test Automation Engineer, Wayve

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Python

C++

Rust

Senior level

London

Visa sponsorship available

2-5 days a week in office (Kings Cross, London)

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

Job no longer available

Autonomous mobility driven by AI

501-1000 employees

B2CB2BArtificial IntelligenceCarsTransportBig dataDeep TechRoboticsFlexible workingComputer VisionMachine LearningSaaSCloud Computing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Stock options available

Python

C++

Rust

Senior level

London

Visa sponsorship available

2-5 days a week in office (Kings Cross, London)

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

You have a degree in computer science, engineering or a comparable field
You have 5+ years of experience in software testing
You have built HILs and test environments
You have excellent programming skills in Python and C++
You have written software integration tests for automated test execution for automotive programs
You have a bias for action and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities
You consider yourself to have an optimistic and open-minded attitude towards solving problems and want to take on the challenge of AVs: the space-race of our generation!

Desirable

You have been part of a Level 2 / Level 3 automotive series program, ideally at an OEM or Tier1
Experience with ASPICE or ISO26262 is a plus
Hands-on experience in Rust is a plus

What the job involves

As a Software Test Engineer for our AV 2.0 stack, you will be responsible for ensuring that the integrated software stack performs as required for safe, autonomous operation on the road
As one of the first Software Test Engineers at Wayve, you will grow with the company and be critical in establishing what good software delivery looks like across Wayve
You will establish our approach to automated software integration testing and work closely with software engineering leads
Our stack includes base software for sensor data processing, neural network execution and diagnostics and robotic functions for vehicle control
You will also act as a coach to others towards a test-driven development mindset to help teams deliver automotive quality software
Work closely with software engineers and system engineers to define test cases and pass/fail criteria for our AV 2.0 stack
Design and build a HIL infrastructure as an environment for automated testing
Build the framework for automated test execution, test scheduling, and test result dashboard creation
Write scripts for automated software integration tests (Aspice SWE5 & SWE6)
Develop tools for scalable generation of test scenarios based on collected data
Strategically plan the roll-out of tests towards automotive grade software delivery
Help define the release process with standardised release tests
Integrate the test execution into the CI pipeline
Share test results with the team and discuss improvement plans

Salary benchmarks

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 (4.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

May 2024

$1.1bn

SERIES C

Jan 2022

$200m

SERIES B

Total funding: $1.3bn

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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