Android Engineer

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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. Join our world-class team as we tackle today's most complex challenges and 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. Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

The role

Are you an Android Engineer with a passion for innovation and a desire to revolutionise the automotive industry? We are seeking a talented Android Engineer to help build our in-vehicle experiences. You’ll architect, develop, and support Android applications that communicate in real-time with our automotive AI systems, enabling the next generation of autonomous vehicles.

Key responsibilities:

• Innovate and Create: Design, build, and maintain state-of-the-art Android applications for our in-vehicle systems.
• Safety First: Stay ahead of the curve by keeping informed about safety and security implications, ensuring our solutions are robust and secure.
• Collaborative Development: Work hand-in-hand with the robotics platform team to design intuitive and efficient API interfaces.
• Experiment and Evolve: Implement new features to support continuous experimentation and accommodate hardware advancements.
• Deploy and Optimise: Oversee the commissioning and rollout of applications, ensuring smooth integration and high performance.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain rigorous standards of testing, observability, and monitoring to guarantee a seamless user experience.
• Fleet Collaboration: Partner with fleet operations to ensure our applications work flawlessly in real-world scenarios.

About you

In order to set you up for success as an engineer at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

Essential

• Android Expertise: A deep understanding of the Android ecosystem, including application architecture, OS security, and hardware integration.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in Linux-based environments and servers, with expertise in Kotlin and relevant development tools.
• API Design: The ability to contribute to API design and make informed trade-offs.
• Quality Focused: A strong commitment to testing, automation, and improving the developer experience.
• User Engagement: A willingness to engage with real users and test changes directly in vehicles.
• Security Conscious: A keen eye for security considerations and their practical implications.

Desirable

• Familiarity with automotive systems and Android Auto.
• Experience with gRPC or other strongly typed API interfaces.
• Interest in robotics and AI.
• Educational Background: A 4-year degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

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.

This is a full-time role based in our office 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.

For more information visit Careers at Wayve.

DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.