Embedded Software Engineer / Tech lead, Onboard Test Automation

About the role

The role is an Embedded Software Test Engineer / Tech Lead at Wayve, responsible for validating onboard software systems before full-vehicle testing. Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and executing automated tests, collaborating with software engineers, enabling developer self-service testing, and supporting expansion of test coverage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems (OS, middleware, sensors, and integration points)
• Validate software behavior on embedded hardware platforms within hardware-in-the-loop environments
• Collaborate with software engineers to identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing features
• Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries
• Enable developer self-service testing by contributing to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks
• Support expansion of test coverage by leveraging existing validation tests and shifting them earlier in the development cycle

Requirements

• Testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX-based platforms
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation
• Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions
• Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
• Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation

Qualifications

• Essential: Testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX-based platforms
• Essential: Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation
• Essential: Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions
• Essential: Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
• Essential: Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation
• Desirable: Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing environments
• Desirable: Familiarity with sensor systems or data pipelines (e.g., camera, radar, or similar)
• Desirable: Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., Buildkite) and test pipeline integration
• Desirable: Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software environments

Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages for test development and automation
• Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and understanding hardware/software interactions
• Proven ability to debug and triage complex issues across system layers
• Understanding of software testing principles, including automation, integration testing, and system validation
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing environments
• Familiarity with sensor systems or data pipelines (e.g., camera, radar, or similar)
• Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g., Buildkite) and test pipeline integration
• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software environments

Benefits

• Full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid)
• Reasonably estimated salary range: $209,700 to $311,400
• Competitive equity package

Pay

• Reasonably estimated salary range: $209,700 to $311,400

Schedule

• Full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid)