Senior Software Engineer

At the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, a group of passionate and determined people work to design, develop, manufacture and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.

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.

The role:

We have an exciting opening for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Aerodynamics Department.

Reporting to one of our Principal Engineers, you will help create the next generation of workflow infrastructure developing and enhancing the frontend and backend software tools that support the processes we use to develop the aerodynamics of the car.

It's an exciting time to join the software team in our Aerodynamics Department as we revolutionise or working practices and take the next steps in our journey to a DevOps culture. Working in consultation with key stakeholders, you will play an important role on stimulating new projects, developing our tools from concept to deployment, and shaping our future workflows. By making a tangible impact on the tools used across our Department, you will improve the performance of the Team both on the track and off it.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing backend and frontend solutions to improve workflows and data visualisation

• Building our functionality of the future

• Enhancing existing systems, ensuring sustainable solutions

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

• Contributing to software projects across the wider Aerodynamics Department

• Streamlining our software engineering projects and processes, ensuring seamless customer experiences and advocating best practices

• Helping develop your software team, building a supportive environment and building capabilities to ensure the smooth delivery of major technical projects

Working collaboratively as part of a small team, you will be applying your thoughtful and curious nature to a range of exciting challenges. Consulting with stakeholders and developing understanding, you will create innovative solutions to complex problems. As a valued member of our Aerodynamics Department, your ideas and skills will make a tangible contribution to the Team.

Supported and guided by knowledgeable engineers, you will see your skills develop. Immersed in a culture of empowerment and fresh thinking, you will take the next step in a successful career

This role is office-based, at our campus in Brackley, United Kingdom.

What we are looking for:

You have an established record working at a senior level in a software team to deliver flexible, scalable and maintainable solutions to complex problems, with experience of the following:

• Backend development, ideally within a containerised microservices architecture

• Frontend development, ideally in a Javascript framework e.g. React

• Writing software using an Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) language. This role will be using Python, but candidates with experience of other languages (eg C++, Go) and keen to develop new skills will be welcomed

• Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• Agile development practices within a DevOps culture

• Managing stakeholder relationships

You have a good level of relevant theoretical knowledge, for example through a degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or through training and experience in a professional setting.

With an open and honest communication style and broad overview of your subject, you relish collaborating in a team setting and enjoy discussing technical concepts. You are equally comfortable working on your own, applying your reflective nature, interpretive skills, attention to detail and dependable judgment to understand complicated problems then propose and evaluate quality solutions in a timely fashion. Looking to fulfil your potential, you are keen to develop yourself further in a demanding role, excited about constantly learning while fostering the understanding of others.

While the role involves developing software relating to our High Performance Computing (HPC) and Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) processes, experience of these is not required, nor is prior interest or involvement in motorsport: we are more focussed on your potential to deliver at the highest level, applying your skills and understanding to practical data problems. We are highly focused on equal opportunities and pride ourselves on our strong, inclusive values and culture.

Benefits:

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

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits 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 environment and our employee well-being programme.

Why us:

At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack. We take pride in creating an innovative, collaborative and high-performance culture where all of our team members are respected, empowered and valued.

Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.