Application Software Engineer

Wayve is seeking an exceptional Application Software Engineer to join our Japan-based Application Software team, focusing on localizing and advancing our autonomous driving technology for the Japanese market. This role offers a unique opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping our AV capabilities in Japan from the ground up.

In this position, you will be responsible for the bring-up and early validation of our AI software stack on customer hardware platforms, ensuring seamless performance across diverse SoCs and operating systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across Verification, Release, and OEM partners to ensure smooth integration and reliable delivery.

Key responsibilities include executing software bring-up on customer hardware platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Drive, Qualcomm Ride), porting and configuring Linux-based systems, QNX, and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments, integrating and validating drivers, middleware, and boot-time configurations, and developing automation for setup, flashing, health checks, and test execution on target hardware.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in embedded or automotive software development, strong proficiency in C/C++, Bash, and Python, deep understanding of Linux-based embedded systems (Yocto, systemd, bootloaders, device trees), familiarity with QNX and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments, and experience with bring-up on automotive-grade SoCs (e.g., NVIDIA Orin, Qualcomm SA8295/SA8650, Renesas, TI).