Machine Learning Manager, Application Software

Overview

As the founding manager, you will build and lead Wayve’s Japan-focused Application Engineer team to localise and advance autonomous driving tech for Japan. You’ll shape AV features tailored to local roads, culture, and regulations, while aligning with global engineering. Expect autonomy in a startup-like setting, guiding cross-disciplinary work with impact on real-world driving. You’ll partner with OEMs and contribute to Wayve’s mission to universalize autonomous driving.

Pay / Benefits

• relocation support and visa sponsorship
• hybrid working model with core hours
• learning and development budgets
• comprehensive health and dental insurance
• enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• retirement or pension where applicable

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team, potentially across distributed locations
• Define goals and roadmaps for autonomy features tailored to Japan
• Review and guide work across software engineering, ML, controls, and systems integration
• Communicate technical context and strategic vision across cultures and time zones
• Interface with OEM customers and represent engineering in external conversations

Key requirements

• Strong background in robotics and autonomy with real-world deployment experience
• Proven track record leading engineering teams in distributed or autonomous settings
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and deliver high-impact work with minimal supervision
• Broad technical fluency across software engineering, ML, controls, and systems integration
• Excellent communication skills across cultures and time zones and stakeholder management

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication across cultures
• robotics and autonomy
• machine learning applications to real-time decision-making or perception
• systems integration

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