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Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation
London, United Kingdom
Vehicle SW Engineering
About Us
Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems.
Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.
At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.
Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!
The role
As an Embedded Software Test Engineer at Wayve, you will play a key role in validating onboard software systems before they reach full-vehicle testing. You’ll work across a range of embedded compute platforms and operating systems to ensure software is reliable, integrated, and ready for real-world deployment. This is a high-impact role where your work directly improves software quality and enables faster iteration across multiple teams. You’ll help scale testing by building automated tests and empowering developers to validate their work earlier in the development cycle.
Key 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
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About You
In order to set you up for success as an Embedded Software Test Engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience:
Essential
- Experience 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
Desirable
- 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
This is a full-time role based in London. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.
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Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.
We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.
At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
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