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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days Wayve's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 40% of Wayve's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wayve
- high 77 stale, 1 reposted of 169 open
- Hiring momentum
- 201 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wayve's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wayve.
About this role
As the Engineering Manager for the Runtime Platform at Wayve, you will lead a team responsible for developing the application frameworks and middleware that support the AI Driver technology. Your primary focus will be on people leadership, ensuring team engagement and performance, while also setting technical direction and overseeing project execution. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to drive the team's roadmap and deliver high-quality, reliable software for automated driving systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wayve as an employer.
What you need
- Engineering management experience leading a high-performing software/systems team
- Experience owning a team's roadmap and ensuring quality and operational reliability
- Hands-on experience in architecting and delivering embedded software, particularly in C++
- Solid understanding of performance profiling, benchmarking, and real-time scheduling on embedded Linux
- Strong grasp of middleware for high-throughput real-time or robotics systems
- Ability to influence and deliver through cross-functional leadership
Nice to have
- Experience in automotive, robotics, or another safety-relevant real-time domain
- Familiarity with profiling toolchains and observability stacks
- Experience with NVIDIA or Qualcomm compute platforms
- Experience with a micro-kernel or real-time OS like QNX
What you get
- Hybrid working policy with core working hours
- Inclusive interview experience and commitment to diversity
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role emphasizes people management as the first priority, which may not suit all candidates
- The team is newly formed, which may present challenges in establishing culture and processes
Summarised from Wayve's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wayve on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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