Site Reliability Engineer, Vehicle Software
Wayve · Sunnyvale
Posted 17 days ago · $209,700 to $266,800
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 17 days Wayve's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 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 a Site Reliability Engineer at Wayve, you will focus on enhancing the reliability of vehicle software through observability, incident management, and automation. You will collaborate with software and field engineers to debug systems and improve performance, while also developing tools that streamline issue detection and resolution. This role is integral to the operation of autonomous vehicle programs, ensuring that reliability is a central aspect of the engineering process.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust for writing production-quality code
- Experience debugging at the Linux and systems level
- Familiarity with CI/CD, containerization, networking, distributed systems, databases, and observability tools
- Experience diagnosing complex production or operational systems
- Strong communication skills to collaborate across teams
- Ability to work onsite in Sunnyvale at least three days a week
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, embedded systems, or safety-critical environments
- Experience with large-scale telemetry or high-volume data pipelines
- Familiarity with vehicle-centric or on-device software systems
What you get
- Hybrid working policy allowing time in the office and remote work
- Competitive equity package
- Reasonably estimated salary range from $209,700 to $266,800
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of ongoing training or professional development opportunities
- The role requires hands-on debugging in complex environments, which may be challenging for some candidates
- The salary range is quite broad, and actual compensation may vary significantly based on individual qualifications
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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