- Location: Sunnyvale, California USA
- Posted: Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Pay: $500k–$600k a year
- Principal
- Complex software systems
- Technical change
- +7
Updated
24 roles counted in the window, one per title and level; 60 postings open now.
At Wayve, software engineer roles are the largest group: 6 of 24 roles at tech companies in the 90 days to Oct 8, 2026, then machine learning engineer (5) and platform engineer (5). Python is required most often, in 16 of 24 roles whose requirements we read, then CI/CD (11) and Linux (10).
Out of the 24 roles whose requirements we could read, of 24 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 16 of 24 |
| CI/CD | 11 of 24 |
| Linux | 10 of 24 |
| C++ | 7 of 24 |
| Shell Scripting | 7 of 24 |
| Debugging | 6 of 24 |
| Networking | 6 of 24 |
| Infrastructure as Code | 5 of 24 |
| Ansible | 4 of 24 |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 4 of 24 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Docker | 7 of 24 |
| Cybersecurity | 4 of 24 |
| Artifact Management | 3 of 24 |
| Distributed Systems | 3 of 24 |
| Git | 3 of 24 |
| Jenkins | 3 of 24 |
| Monitoring | 3 of 24 |
| Observability | 3 of 24 |
| Bazel | 2 of 24 |
| Build Systems | 2 of 24 |
Of the 10 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
Of the 24 roles we could read for it
Of the 24 roles we could read for it
The 20 newest of 60 open postings. Every one is on the jobs pages.
Source: Wayve careers (Ashby). Each posting opens our summary, with a link to the original.
How we count: 24 roles in the 90 days to Oct 8, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology