Vay's first commercial service is live in all of central Las Vegas, Nevada! Experience the convenience of by-the-minute rental cars delivered driverlessly to your location.
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Vay's first commercial service is live in all of central Las Vegas, Nevada! Experience the convenience of by-the-minute rental cars delivered driverlessly to your location.
Download the "Vay Rentβ¦
What they do: Remote-driving and driverless on-demand rental cars (cars delivered and parked driverlessly) and B2B teledriving products
Founded / HQ: Founded 2018 in Berlin; operations in Europe and the U.S.
Live service: Commercial service live in central Las Vegas (consumer car-on-demand)
Funding: Reported total funding in evidence: $169,200,000 (USD); notable rounds include a $95M Series B and a 2024 debt financing led by the European Investment Bank
204 employees
Team size (reported):
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Urban mobility and vehicle operations (reducing parking/friction in on-demand car usage; remote-driving/teleoperations for commercial fleets and autonomy support).
Founded
2018
Industry
Software Development
Funding Track Record
Series B
95000000
Reported $95M Series B; named participants include Kinnevik, Coatue and Eurazeo with participation from Atomico, La Famiglia and Creandum
Debt Financing- 2024-10-17
Debt financing round announced Oct 17, 2024
Series A- 2021-12-14
Angel- 2022-03-28
Investor Signal
βBacked by multiple institutional and strategic investors including Kinnevik, Coatue, Atomico, Eurazeo, Creandum, La Famiglia, Project A, Signals, Visionaries Club and strategic partner Grab; angel/advisor backers include Patrick Pichette and Nico Rosbergβ
Founders
What we do
Join the Team
(Principal) Software Engineer C++, Remote Driving Platform Team
On-SiteBerlin, DE
On-Site β’ Berlin, DE
Ever imagined saying, "I helped launch the future of transportation"?
We're rewriting the rules of urban mobility. At Vay, customers tap a button and a car arrives - with no one inside - powered by our world-first Remote Driving technology on real public streets.
We're live in Las Vegas and scaling fast, powered by a strategic investment of up to $410 million from Grab. Our mission is simple: replace private car ownership with a faster, cleaner, door-to-door mobility model. If you want to build something real, visible, and genuinely transformative, you'll feel right at home here.
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First to roll out vehicles in both Europe and the USA on public roads without a human being inside & currently the 2nd largest commercial, driverless car fleet in the Western World.
We've partnered with Kodiak to bring remote-driving technology to autonomous trucks in the US, showcasing our ability to integrate our system into heavy-duty commercial vehicles and expand the applications of our tech across the US.
We've completed 10's of thousands of trips so far and are busy multiplying our Las Vegas fleet just to meet demand!
...And soon we'll be expanding across the US & Europe π
Why this role is exciting
As a
(Principal)Senior C++ Engineer
in the Remote Driving Platform team, you will work on the foundational software stack that powers Vay's driverless fleet. This is the layer that everything else depends on: health management, telemetry, safety integrations, compute performance, and the core platform enabling safe operation on public roads without a safety driver.
You will operate at the intersection of software architecture, performance engineering, and hardware evaluation, shaping the compute backbone of our remote driving system. Your work directly impacts safety, scalability, and our ability to deploy and operate thousands of vehicles globally.
Owning the platform means owning reliability, performance, and developer velocity across the organization. The scope is deep, highly technical, and critical to Vay's long term success.
We are open to hiring at either Senior or Principal level, depending on experience and scope of ownership.What you'll be driving
You will design and evolve the common software platform components that other engineering teams build upon. Your work will ensure that our remote driving stack is performant, observable, and production ready at scale.
In order to do that, you will:
Design, develop, test and maintain core C++ platform components used across Vay
Build and improve system level tooling for health management, telemetry and incident handling
Own performance profiling and optimization across vehicle and remote driving compute
Contribute to the evaluation and selection of compute hardware for vehicles and remote driving stations
Improve and extend hardware in the loop test setups to accelerate feedback cycles
Support the production fleet in Berlin and Las Vegas on a scheduled basis
Collaborate closely with autonomy, systems and fleet teams to ensure safe and scalable deployments
This might be a great fit, if
You are a senior IC who enjoys
owning complex systems end to end
, from low level performance tuning to production reliability, and you care deeply about building robust software that operates in the real world.
Strong proficiency in C++17 and Linux based systems
Experience working with ROS (ROS1 and/or ROS2)
Deep understanding of system profiling, debugging and performance optimization
Experience building production grade distributed or embedded systems
Passion for improving developer productivity through automation and DevOps best practices
Strong communication skills with a high sense of ownership and urgency
Nice to Have
Experience with hardware evaluation and compute platform selection
Experience working on robotics, autonomous systems, or safety critical software
Interest in leveraging modern AI assisted coding tools to improve engineering velocity
Why choose Vay
πͺ A global team of smart, motivated people from 30+ countries who love tackling hard problems and turning bold ideas into reality
π Huge scope for impact in a fast paced environment
π° ESOP stock options: A stake in Vay's future - not just a salary
π΄ Unlimited Paid Vacation Days
π« Subsidised Deutschland ticket (Berlin)
ποΈββοΈ Subsidised Urban Sports Club or FitX Membership
π All Vay team members receive 30% off their Vay rides
ποΈ Exclusive external discounts
πΌ β¬350 Home Office Set-up
βοΈ Relocation financial assistance when relocating to Berlin
π Fully funded German Lessons
π Regular team events throughout the year
For more information on Vay's physical demands, working environments and safety requirements, you can review this link. We'll also cover anything specific to this role during the first interview.
We'd love to stay connected for future opportunities, so feel free to include your LinkedIn profile when you apply.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited about shaping something truly groundbreaking, we'd be happy to hear from you.
