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Wayve is building the leading AI platform for autonomous driving, pioneering an end-to-end AI approach that enables vehicles to learn from real-world experience. The company is establishing a local DevOps presence in Japan as part of a follow-the-sun support model with UK and US teams.
As a Staff Platform Engineer, you will help build, operate, and improve the cloud platforms, build systems, and CI/CD infrastructure that support Wayve's software development lifecycle. You'll create reliable, scalable, secure, and efficient environments for software development, testing, deployment, and release. As one of the first two DevOps engineers in Japan, you'll combine hands-on project work with local coverage for Wayve's global developer-support model during Japan working hours.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building, operating, and improving cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and build systems supporting development, testing, and production, primarily in Azure
- Developing and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), automation, and developer tooling for reliable, repeatable delivery
- Operating and scaling CI/CD services including build agents, runners, artifact storage, distributed execution, caching, and containerized workloads
- Implementing observability, monitoring system health, and troubleshooting infrastructure, pipeline, build, and deployment issues
- Optimizing cloud systems for performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency
- Collaborating with engineering teams across Japan, UK, and US to ensure platforms meet application needs and support scalable software delivery
- Contributing to DevOps support channels, incident response, root cause analysis, and reducing manual operations through automation
Wayve operates hybrid working with main hubs in London, Sunnyvale, Yokohama, Herzliya, Vancouver, and Leonberg. The company offers relocation support, visa sponsorship, meaningful equity, learning and development budgets, and comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced parental leave, and wellness partnerships.
REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:
- 8 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, build engineering, developer infrastructure, or related engineering roles
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Buildkite, Azure DevOps, or similar)
- Knowledge of build tooling and concepts including dependency management, caching, incremental builds, and reproducible builds
- Experience with networking, cloud architecture, system reliability, and secure access controls
- Proficiency with Linux, Git, and shell scripting
Desirable:
- Experience with build systems such as Bazel or Buildkite
- Experience operating CI/CD infrastructure at scale with distributed execution, caching, and artifact management
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based build or deployment environments
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Understanding of software supply-chain security, secure build practices, and cloud security best practices
- Experience supporting large, multi-language codebases or distributed systems
- Experience improving cloud cost efficiency and operational resilience
