Wayve
The Principal Engineer role at Wayve involves designing and guiding the evolution of core compute and storage systems to support large-scale AI training and inference workloads. This position requires expertise in GPU-based cloud infrastructure, petabyte-scale data architecture, and cross-region job execution to accelerate AI research and model deployment. The role also includes advising leadership on compute strategy and providing technical mentorship to engineers across the organization.
Headquarters
London, England, United Kingdom
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2017
Wayve is a UK-founded autonomous driving company developing "embodied AI" — end-to-end learning systems that enable vehicles to perceive, reason and act in complex, dynamic environments. Their camera-first, data-driven approach trains neural policies from real-world driving and simulation to scale capability across locations and vehicle platforms rather than relying on hand-engineered, map-heavy rules. Wayve builds software for both advanced driver assistance and full automated-driving applications, emphasizing adaptability and continual learning. They work with OEMs and fleet partners to commercialize scalable autonomy for real-world deployment.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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