# Engineering Manager - Compute and Data Platform (AI Platform) at Wayve

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- **Company:** Wayve (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/wayve)
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 10+ years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** People Management, Hiring And Onboarding, Performance Management, Team Development, Roadmap Planning, Kubernetes, Workload Scheduling, GPU Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud Platforms, Distributed Systems, Capacity Planning, Cloud Cost Management, Distributed Storage, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Communication
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-04
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-05
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-03
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wayve/6ac4d9d0-f0e2-47a1-b0ef-712c9bde1d4d (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the London-based Compute Foundations team: coaching, one-to-ones, performance reviews and career growth.
- Recruit and build technical leadership to scale ownership across GPU compute, scheduling and storage domains.
- Own roadmap planning, prioritisation and delivery; align team commitments with company ML training and inference needs.
- Define and track KPIs and dashboards to provide clear visibility into system health, capacity and cost.
- Make technical trade-offs across reliability, performance, capacity and cost; coordinate with cloud providers and partners.
- Guide design and operation of a multi-cloud, multi-region platform: workload scheduling, GPU lifecycle, data locality and caching.

Requirements:
- Proven experience managing infrastructure, platform or distributed-systems teams at scale.
- Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and workload scheduling (e.g., Kueue) and large-scale GPU training/inference infrastructure.
- Practical experience with multi-cloud operations, capacity forecasting, cloud cost modelling and storage/distributed systems.
- Strong technical judgement to balance competing priorities and drive sustainable operational practices.
- Experience hiring and growing engineers into technical leadership roles and communicating with senior stakeholders and providers.

## Responsibilities

Lead and grow the London-based Compute Foundations team, including coaching, hiring, performance management, and developing technical leaders. Own the team roadmap and guide the operation and evolution of multi-cloud compute, scheduling, storage, capacity, and cost systems for AI training and inference.

## Requirements

Candidates should have a strong track record managing infrastructure, platform, or distributed-systems teams, along with substantial experience in Kubernetes and workload scheduling. They should understand large-scale GPU infrastructure and cloud capacity, reliability, performance, and cost trade-offs, and be able to lead technical decisions and communicate effectively with stakeholders and providers.

## FAQ

- **Is this Engineering Manager - Compute and Data Platform (AI Platform) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-04 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Wayve's application page before applying.
- **Does Wayve offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Wayve's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: People Management, Hiring And Onboarding, Performance Management, Team Development, Roadmap Planning, Kubernetes, Workload Scheduling, GPU Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Multi-Cloud Platforms, Distributed Systems, Capacity Planning, Cloud Cost Management, Distributed Storage, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Communication.

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