Software Engineer in Brackley

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, based out of Brackley, UK, brings together over 1,300 dedicated and determined people that design, develop, manufacture, and race the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner, George Russell. We apply the same vision, skills and vitality to projects for external clients, through our Applied Science Division. Customers for our aerodynamic consultancy have included winter sports, cycling, automotive and aerospace sectors, and a range of motorsport series. We are also working closely with INEOS Britannia on their entrant for sailing’s America’s Cup, bringing together our shared enthusiasm for performance engineering and sporting endeavour.

We have an exciting opening for a Software Engineer to join our Aerodynamics Department to develop the tools used as a key part of maximising vehicle performance. We are looking for curious engineers who are passionate about what they do to join our Team and support our activities. A prior interest in sailing or motorsport is not required: we are more interested in your ability to apply your skills and understanding to practical engineering challenges.

Job Purpose:

• Ensure cohesive data analysis within the aero performance group, and by other performance engineers, through tool development.
• Stay informed about the latest technologies to ensure the group remains at the forefront of software practices.
• Collaborate with software groups across the organisation to facilitate knowledge sharing, improve efficiency, and minimise redundancy.
• Maintain good communication with Data Scientists to facilitate the implementation of their latest machine learning models and create cutting-edge CI/CD/CT pipelines.

Key Accountabilities (Duties):

• Actively improve the efficiency of existing software tools and introduce new services or application modules for data analysis.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of work items.
• Maintain transparent communication regarding completed work items and proactively coordinate the completion of upcoming work items.
• Supervise and provide assistance for software contributions from the broader group, advocating best practices.
• Support group members involved in race events by ensuring the proper functioning of tools and promptly resolving any issues that arise (which may occur during non-traditional working hours).

Candidate Profile:

• Degree in Computer Science or similar (for example Maths, Engineering, Physics).
• Experience working with .NET is essential.
• Dedicated to producing high-quality, maintainable code.
• Highly motivated individual able to use their initiative and creativity to resolve development challenges.
• Understanding of git is essential, experience with the Azure Dev Ops ecosystem is desirable.
• Possess excellent communication skills, with the ability to both provide and accept constructive feedback in collaborative code reviews.
• The successful candidate will actively share their expertise and help improve the skills of fellow engineers contributing to the codebase.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in parallel, delivering them on time and to a high standard.
• Experience developing desktop applications written in WPF using ReactiveUI is desirable.

What do we offer:

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. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals.

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, employee well-being programme.