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Software Engineer

Brackley, UK

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars with the aim of fighting for world championships each and every year.

Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.

Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.

About the Role:

We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our growing agile software development group.

You’ll deliver on key projects to continuously develop more comprehensive insights of our car, driving our race performance. Partnering with key areas of the business, you’ll enhance existing tools and systems, deliver exciting new projects and manage internal customer experiences and expectations. Key projects include developing our Driver in the Loop real time simulator, our HPC infrastructure and our data capture and analysis systems.

You’ll help to streamline our software development projects and processes and build the capabilities of our team to deliver real value to the business. Your work will push our car development both on and off track, and you’ll get the opportunity to work with a wide range of key stakeholders, delivering high value projects with a real-world impact.

We want to be the best in everything that we do from racing cars to software development, and are looking to revolutionise our working practices, from concept to deployment. We’re creating the next generation of software infrastructure that will be the foundation of our success for years to come.

We’re looking for someone who has proven experience, working in a software team who has delivered flexible, scalable and maintainable solutions to complex problems. It’s vital that you can work with key stakeholders, maintaining a strong customer focus. It’s an exciting time to join our team as we embark on our journey to adopt a DevOps culture and where you can make a tangible impact on our car development and race performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the software development team, building a supportive environment and developing capabilities to ensure the smooth delivery of major technical projects.

• Be a key point of contact for new software requirements and internal stakeholder management.

• Enhance existing systems, ensuring sustainable solutions, whilst building the functionality of the future.

• Streamline our software engineering projects and processes with the team, ensuring seamless customer experiences and advocating best practices.

• Provide architectural advice and guidance.

• Support some of our live race events, ensuring the team can access the right information at the right time to enhance our strategic decision making.

Candidate profile:

• Degree in Computer Science (or similar), or relevant experience.

• Experience working in high performing self-organising teams, delivering solutions to complex problems.

• Extensive knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and willingness to own delivery from requirement analysis through to deployment.

• Experience with microservice based architecture design.

• Dedicated to producing high quality, maintainable code.

• Experience using XP practices such as paired programming, TDD and CI/CD.

• Advocate for delivering software within a DevOps culture and the benefits this approach has.

• Significant experience of at least one programming language and strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

• Highly motivated individual able to use their initiative to resolve development impediments.

• Excellent communication skills and experience managing key stakeholder relationships.

What We Offer:

Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and includes an on-site gym, exercise studio, subsidised restaurant, and on-site parking with EV chargers.

We also offer a competitive benefits package including a generous bonus scheme, Mercedes car lease scheme, private medical cover, life assurance, and 25 days’ holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly culture and team-wide focus on well-being.

Why Join Us:

At the core of our performance is our people. Every member of our team plays a part in our success, both on and off the track. We foster a high-performance, innovative culture where collaboration, respect and excellence are expected and celebrated.

Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we’re committed to building a more diverse and inclusive team - because we believe the best teams are those that reflect the world around them.

Your Application:

We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.