What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Lead, Build and Release position at Wayve?
The role
As a Tech Lead specialising in Software Developer Productivity, Software Release Management Systems, and Engineering Systems, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers to build and improve the software development and release systems that power Wayve.ai’s autonomous driving technology. Your leadership will drive efficiency in the development lifecycle, enhance collaboration across teams, and ensure the reliability and scalability of systems that support the software delivery pipeline. You will be instrumental in shaping the architecture and tooling that accelerates software development and deployment processes for Wayve.ai’s engineering teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and lead the development of tools and frameworks to improve the efficiency, collaboration, and productivity of software developers across Wayve.ai.
- Oversee the implementation of automated systems and workflows that reduce manual processes, improve code quality, and streamline developer tasks.
- Evaluate, recommend, and drive the adoption of best practices, technologies, and tools to optimize development efficiency.
- Architect and enhance the engineering systems that support scalable, high-performance software delivery, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and deployment infrastructure.
- Lead initiatives to improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of tools and systems across the engineering organization.
- Mentor a team of engineers focused on software developer productivity, release management, and engineering systems.
- Set clear technical direction, establish priorities, and provide guidance to ensure the team delivers high-quality, reliable solutions.
- Manage technical debt, balancing long-term architectural goals with short-term delivery priorities.
- Lead efforts to improve release pipelines, implementing automation and ensuring that releases are stable, efficient, and delivered on time.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, QA, and product to plan, schedule, and execute software releases.
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to identify challenges and deliver tailored solutions that improve workflows and developer productivity.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives to continuously improve developer experience, release management practices, and overall engineering systems.
About you
Essential:
- 7 years of experience in software engineering, focusing on software release management, developer tools, or engineering systems.
- Experience with Build and CI/CD systems
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Strong debugging skills; willingness to optimise your code
- Strong background in building and optimising developer productivity tools and release management systems.
- Experience in large-scale, distributed systems, ideally within autonomous driving, automotive, or similar complex domains.
Desirable:
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud systems (we use mostly Azure)
- Additional programming languages (mostly Rust, C , JS)
- Experience with Linux systems (esp. Ubuntu) & shell scripting
- Cloud Experience: Azure, AWS or GCP
- Yocto/bitbake/buildroot
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.
#LI-HH1
