Wayve
SeniorMLPerformanceEngineer(InferenceOptimisation)
“Senior ML Performance Engineer (Inference Optimisation) at Wayve. Skills: ML inference optimisation, Performance engineering, Embedded deployment. Profile and pinpoint bottlenecks across the full inference stack. Deliver measurable improvements”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable Wayve's first driving product; Turn models into production systems
Industry & Context.
Embrace uncertainty; Leaning into complex challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience improving performance in production systems with tight constraints (latency, memory, bandwidth, power/thermal, or cost), Proficiency with at least one relevant stack/toolchain (e.g. TensorRT, CUDA, Qualcomm QNN, Triton, OpenCL), Confidence learning adjacent frameworks quickly, Comfort operating at multiple levels of abstraction — from high-level model behaviour down to low-level kernel/runtime execution, Software engineering fundamentals (debugging, profiling, testing, and maintainable code), Clear communicator, Collaborative able to discuss and navigate performance trade-offs with stakeholders
Nice to Have
Exposure to embedded or edge deployment of ML models, including benchmarking on real devices and handling system-level constraints, Experience with NVIDIA and/or Qualcomm SoCs and performance tooling, Python and C++ proficiency, Some experience supporting or informally mentoring other engineers
What You'll Do.
Profile and pinpoint bottlenecks across the full inference stack
Deliver measurable improvements
Implement and validate optimisations in compilers
Build robust benchmarking and regression testing
Optimise for multiple targets
Collaborate with model developers
Influence architecture and training/deployment decisions
Contribute to team tooling
Raise the standard of performance engineering
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with model developers; Work with teams to support targets; Discuss and navigate performance trade-offs with stakeholders
Communication Scope
Clear communicator; Able to discuss and navigate performance trade-offs
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