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Tech Lead - Pretraining Team, Wayve Foundation Model

Wayve is a leader in Embodied AI technology focused on autonomous vehicle navigation. We seek an experienced Tech Lead to drive foundational pretraining data efforts for our multi-modal AI models, collaborating across research and engineering teams to enhance AI capabilities for automated driving.

Skills

  • Leadership in large-scale dataset curation and enrichment for AI model pretraining
  • Expertise in distributed data processing frameworks such as Ray, Spark, or Dask
  • Proficiency with PyTorch and understanding of data impact on model training and generalization
  • Ability to run and interpret data-driven experimental trials and ablations
  • Strong collaboration experience with machine learning research teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead data curation, enrichment, and filtering for large-scale embodied model pretraining
  • Develop and manage distributed data processing pipelines across multiple data modalities
  • Collaborate with research teams to conduct data-centric experiments influencing training strategies
  • Integrate third-party datasets to enhance pretraining and evaluation efforts
  • Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team to deliver scientific and technical impact

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or related field

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with equity options
  • Relocation support and visa sponsorship
  • Flexible working hours with hybrid work policy
  • Onsite amenities including chef, nursery, yoga, and bar
  • Private health insurance and therapy access
  • Unlimited learning and development budget
  • Enhanced parental leave and large social budgets
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DATE POSTED
July 12, 2025
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