Job description
Right
now, we’re on a journey to becoming a World Championship contending race team
in every series we enter - from F1 to Indy Car, Formula E, Extreme E and
eSports. And we’re getting there by building a world class place to work. That
means taking a brand new approach to our People & Culture team too. Winning
on track requires us to find the best talent. Making sure they are engaged and
motivated by our vision and have everything they need to perform at their best.
Inspiring them to push the limits of what’s possible, wherever you see our name
around the globe.
Purpose of the Role:
The purpose of this role is to analyse, design and engineer innovative software solutions to projects aligned with the requirements of McLaren Racing.
Role Dimensions:
The Software & Data Science department is responsible for the analysis, design, and delivery of bespoke software tools that ultimately help improve our Formula 1 car's performance. This starts with aerodynamicists submitting designs via the CFD Portal, through wind tunnel data acquisition, processing, and analysis, to simulation and car setup optimisation, to trackside operational decision-making tools such as race strategy. We are a cross-functional group, bringing together data science, machine learning, software engineering, and DevOps to create solutions for our customers' needs.
As a Senior Associate Software Engineer, you will be involved in all stages of the development life cycle from initial analysis right through to deployment, monitoring, and support. Due to the nature of track and tunnel operations, some flexibility to work out of office hours and weekends will be required. The role will be primarily based at the McLaren Technology Centre with a proportion of the time spent working from home.
Principal Accountabilities:
- To take and understand project requirements to define specifications and to architect robust, scalable and testable software and system solutions.
- To be involved in all stages of the development life cycle: initial analysis, design, implementation, build, integration, testing, deployment, debugging and support.
- To confidently analyse and overcome technical challenges with workable and innovative solutions.
- To work collaboratively with the team to make sure that all aspects of the project are delivered as planned.
- To raise awareness of and mitigate against potential technical risks.
- To maintain consistent standards and approaches adopted by the team.
- To accurately estimate activity timescales and provide regular progress reports.
- To efficiently manage your workload.
- To keep up to date with the latest software development technologies and methodologies.
- To freely share knowledge, insight, best practice, and ideas.
Job requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- BSc in Computer Science or equivalent discipline (2:1 or above) or equivalent industry experience.
- High proficiency with at least one backend language used in a commercial setting (ideally C#/.NET or Python).
- Experience with frontend technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and CSS.
- Experience using git in a collaborative environment (pull requests, feature branches).
- Experience building maintainable codebases using the SOLID principles.
- High competency in written and oral English language.
Desirable
- Commercial experience working with agile/lean methodologies.
- Experience with Linux and running containers on Kubernetes.
- Experience with SQL and document databases e.g. SQL Server and MongoDB.
- Experience of multi-threaded application development. Experience using cloud technologies e.g. Microsoft Azure.
Personal Attributes:
- Self-motivated with high levels of initiative.
- You enjoy working with people to solve problems, choosing the simplest and most elegant approach then iterating.
- You're flexible and adaptable, detail orientated, and get satisfaction from delivering to a high standard.
- Able to work autonomously under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- You recognise the importance of continuous learning and sharing that knowledge with others.
- Approachable, with balanced judgment and a high level of personal integrity.
What can McLaren offer?
We constantly strive
to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most
pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task
is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with
energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.
We encourage and
support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture
that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.
McLaren Racing is
based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Our state of
the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant
and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common
land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular
fully-electric shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train
ride.
Hybrid working
patterns give you options to balance your home life and outside interests with
your work. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private
healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.