Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Vehicle Software
Wayve · Sunnyvale
Posted 22 days ago · $276,100 - $311,400
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 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 the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager for Vehicle Software, you will build and lead a new SRE team, defining its charter and establishing operational models. Your role involves ensuring the reliability of software for autonomous vehicles by implementing strategies for production readiness, observability, and incident response, while also mentoring engineers and collaborating with product teams. This position requires a hands-on approach to coding and design, directly influencing the safety and scalability of autonomous mobility systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 8+ years building and operating production software systems with strong depth in SRE, production engineering, platform engineering, embedded systems, or robotics
- 3+ years in people leadership with a track record of hiring, coaching, and growing engineers
- Proven experience with SLOs, error budgets, production-readiness standards, observability, incident management, and toil-reduction programmes
- Hands-on experience building production software, automation, and diagnostic tooling in C++, Rust, Python, or Go
- Calm and structured during incidents with clear communication across various stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive software, safety-critical systems, or cyber-physical products
- Knowledge of onboard compute, sensors, middleware, vehicle networks, OTA deployment, data capture and offload
- Experience improving reliability through the transition from research and prototype systems to commercial operations
- Experience partnering with fleet operations, field engineering, validation, hardware, or external vehicle and technology partners
What you get
- Hybrid working policy combining office and remote work
- Competitive equity package
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of work-life balance
- Salary range provided but actual compensation depends on candidate's skills and experience
- Role involves building a team from scratch, which may come with challenges
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Listed by Wayve on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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