Infrastructure Engineer

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.

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.

At Wayve, 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

Key responsibilities:

• Support project designing and implementing new infrastructure and networking into the company environment
• Provide continued support to existing infrastructure (both cloud-based and on-prem)
• Ensure compliance with the standards and requirements relative to cyber security
• Establish and maintain Infrastructure as Code best practices
• Drive initiatives to optimise infrastructure costs, increase operational efficiency, and enhance overall reliability and performance
• Support geographical expansion of the company as needed

About you

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

Essential:

• 5+ years professional experience in Infrastructure, DevOps or a similar role in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling company
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols (TCP/IP), and technologies
• Strong expertise of Linux systems and low-level Linux
• Experience in shell scripting (Bash)
• Experience in standard IT security practices (e.g., encryption, certificates, key management)
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex projects with minimal oversight
• Experience with busines-grade network solutions (Juniper, Mikrotik, Cisco)

Desirable:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience in Python or other system programming languages (Python favoured)
• Experience with Cloud computing across virtualized environments, as well as hybrid on-premise and cloud environments

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

For more information visit Careers at Wayve.

To learn more about what drives us, visit Values 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.