Tech Lead, Remote Assist - Robotaxi

About the Company

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.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical roadmap for Remote Assistance across onboard integration, offboard services, and operator tooling/HMI
• Define and drive the vehicle ↔ operator contract including data, authority bounds, and failure handling
• Lead cross-team execution across autonomy, safety, platform/infra, and product partners
• Establish system-level quality bars such as latency budgets, reliability targets, and monitoring
• Act as the technical interface to engineering leadership and safety stakeholders

Requirements

• Staff-level experience building real-time, safety-critical systems (AV, robotics, aerospace, or medical devices)
• Strong product and customer orientation connecting technical metrics to rider experience
• Proven ability to lead cross-organizational technical roadmaps
• Deep hands-on expertise in low-latency video/telemetry streaming, robotics integration, control systems, or human-in-the-loop design
• Strong safety-first engineering instincts including failure-mode thinking and fallback design

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with teleoperation or remote assistance systems
• Familiarity with autonomy safety frameworks and hazard analysis
• Experience scaling production systems from prototype to operational reliability