Solution Architect

Job summary

Responsibilities

As a Solution Architect, you’ll work at the boundary between Wayve’s core AI Driver architecture and customer vehicle systems. You’ll help define how our software integrates with sensors, vehicle signals, middleware and electronic control units (ECUs), accounting for timing, diagnostics, safety…

• Define and manage the technical architecture for customer vehicle integrations, focusing on the interfaces between Wayve software and OEM or Tier 1 systems.
• Partner with Product Management to translate product requirements and customer program needs into clear, actionable technical specifications.
• Turn ambiguous customer discussions into explicit ownership boundaries, interface contracts, assumptions, dependencies and open technical decisions.
• Work with Software Architects to assess feasibility and align customer integration needs with Wayve’s core architecture.
• Coordinate with Validation Engineers to define integration test requirements and ensure requirements are verifiable.

What they're looking for

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience working within an automotive Tier 1 supplier or delivering automotive OEM integration projects.
• Knowledge of generative AI, large language models and transformer architectures.
• Familiarity with end-to-end approaches to autonomous driving.
• Hands-on experience with embedded Linux, QNX, Adaptive AUTOSAR, DDS, SOME/IP or custom automotive middleware.