Senior Software Engineer (Elite Motorsport)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential sports technology organization seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their elite motorsport division in London. This role focuses on building race management and strategy systems used by top-tier racing teams and organizers worldwide across Formula 1, Formula E, endurance racing, and other premier motorsport series.

You'll lead development of sophisticated real-time race strategy software, working directly with product managers and end users to deliver mission-critical tools that teams rely on during live racing events. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on competitive outcomes at the highest levels of motorsport.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of race management software for one or more motorsport series
• Collaborate with product managers and customers to design features and prioritize development tasks
• Identify and implement innovative capabilities to enhance race strategy systems
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C/C++ codebases
• Ensure code quality, organization, and adherence to best practices throughout development
• Maintain and enhance software reliability for mission-critical race-day applications
• Support live motorsport events on weekends on a rotational basis with the team
• Drive continuous improvement of products and development processes

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Genuine passion for motorsport and racing
• 5+ years delivering software in fast-paced technical environments
• Proven track record building production applications in C/C++
• Experience developing, scaling, and supporting products through their entire lifecycle
• Strong aptitude for working with complex data and real-time processing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Customer-focused mindset with willingness to go above and beyond
• Ability to cover live racing events at weekends on rotation
• Capable of multitasking and thriving in dynamic environments with shifting priorities

Preferred qualifications:

• Degree in computer science or related technical discipline
• Prior experience working in the motorsport industry
• Understanding of challenges faced by race officials and teams during events
• Experience with JIRA, Monday, or similar project management platforms
• Windows application development experience using Visual Studio
• Background developing video processing applications

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will review your qualifications and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Throughout the process, we'll coordinate interviews and provide guidance. Please apply exclusively through Get A Job.ai rather than contacting the employer directly.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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