Senior Network & Infrastructure Engineer

About us

Founded in 2017 Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive understand and navigate any complex environment enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent mapless and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving. In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter safer future. At Wayve your contributions matter. We value diversity embrace new perspectives and foster an inclusive work environment we back each other to deliver impact. Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

The Role

As Wayve grows across continents we're seeking a Senior Network & Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of our Israel site’s infrastructure and network operations. This is not a siloed role—it's a highly collaborative position where you'll serve as the key technical owner for network and site infrastructure working closely with Our central networking team in London IT support engineers in the US UK and Japan Global cloud infrastructure teams As the first infrastructure-focused hire in Israel you’ll help establish the foundation of Wayve’s local IT and infrastructure presence. While the role is primarily centred on infrastructure and networking it will also involve light hands-on IT support for the Herzliya office as the local team grows. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges and helping scale systems to support AI development and autonomous vehicle testing around the world. Network Operations & Site Infrastructure Design deploy and maintain wired and wireless networks VPNs VLANs and firewall policies at the Israel site. Serve as local owner of networking and infrastructure—resolving outages optimizing performance and supporting new deployments. Provide local operational support for the Israel site helping extend global infrastructure standards and acting as the first point of contact for site-level infrastructure needs. Work hand-in-hand with London-based network engineers to uphold configuration consistency observability and security. Cross-Team Collaboration Act as the first line of engineering-level support for infra and networking queries raised by on-site and remote teams. Collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure seamless hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments. Build trusted relationships with local teams by being approachable communicative and focused on resolving issues quickly and effectively. Engage with technical and non-technical teams alike ensuring clear communication and empathy in every interaction. Act as a bridge between local site needs and global infrastructure goals contributing to a consistent scalable technical footprint. Automation & Tooling Support automation of network configurations and site setup using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Ansible. Contribute to documentation scripts and internal tooling to make infra operations repeatable and reliable. Security & Standards Implement and maintain secure access controls certificate management and encryption practices aligned with Wayve’s InfoSec guidelines. Ensure local networking and infrastructure follow global security and compliance standards. Scalability & Growth Contribute to the global expansion of Wayve’s infrastructure footprint providing input on new sites vendor engagement and site readiness. Support high-bandwidth environments for data offload and development workflows used by AI and autonomy teams. Core

Skills

& Experience 5+ years of experience in infrastructure networking or DevOps roles. Strong command of networking protocols (TCP/IP DHCP DNS) routing/switching and enterprise networking platforms (e.g. Juniper Cisco MikroTik). Hands-on Linux systems administration experience. Scripting ability in Bash and/or Python for automation and tooling. Experience operating in hybrid on-prem and cloud environments Azure experience is a plus. Familiarity with IT security best practices including VPNs endpoint controls and certificate management. Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform Ansible). Problem Solving & Ownership Enjoys puzzle-solving and building efficient scalable systems. Takes initiative and operates independently in a high-trust low-oversight environment. Able to manage and prioritize tasks across stakeholders and sites. Teamwork & Communication Comfortable working across time zones and cultures especially global collaboration. Clear communicator who can document and explain technical concepts to engineers and non-engineers alike.

Nice to Have

Exposure to fleet-based operations data offloading infrastructure or AI development environments. Certifications like Juniper JNCIA or equivalent are a plus. This is a full-time role based in our office in Herzliya. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation culture relationships and learning and time spent working from home. Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process please let us know. We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world we encourage you to apply. At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives and regardless of sex race religion or belief ethnic or national origin disability age citizenship marital domestic or civil partnership status sexual orientation gender identity veteran status pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. For more information visit Careers at Wayve. To learn more about what drives us visit Values at Wayve For US candidates only please visit E-Verify Notice and Participation and Right to Work DISCLAIMER We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However we do look to capture information about care responsibilities and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.