Software EngineerBrackley, United Kingdom
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.
About the Role
The Engineering Software department is a growing agile team which forms part of the Performance group. We cover a number of key projects for both the F1 car and our Applied Science projects. Applied Science is the commercial engineering division of our team, and our mission is to leverage the best of aerospace and motorsport technologies to deliver performance for our customers across the domains of land, sea and air.
We specialise in developing timely and innovative technical solutions and services tailored to the specific business challenges of our customers.
We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment, in which a diverse collective of the brightest minds are provided with opportunities for creativity, skills development and career growth. This role will be based in Brackley at our centre of excellence for high-performance engineering, which has the world’s most successful Formula 1 team at its heart.
We’re seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our growing agile software development group.
You’ll help to streamline our software development projects and processes and build the capabilities of our team to deliver real value that delights our customers.
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 for our customers.
What you'll do:
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Collaborate with the software development team, building a supportive environment and developing capabilities to ensure the smooth delivery of major technical projects.
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Be a key point of contact for new software requirements and internal/external stakeholder management.
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Enhance existing systems, ensuring sustainable solutions, whilst building the functionality of the future.
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Streamline our software engineering projects and processes with the team, ensuring seamless customer experiences and advocating best practices.
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Provide architectural advice and guidance.
To be successful you will have:Essential:
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Degree in Computer Science (or similar), or relevant experience.
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Experience working in high performing self-organising teams, delivering solutions to complex problems.
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Extensive knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and willingness to own delivery from requirement analysis through to deployment.
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Experience with microservice based architecture design.
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Dedicated to producing high quality, maintainable code.
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Advocate for delivering software within a DevOps culture and the benefits this approach has.
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Highly motivated individual able to use their initiative to resolve development impediments.
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Excellent communication skills and experience managing key stakeholder relationships.
Desirable:
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Experience or knowledge of coding in Python, Golang, C# or C++
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Experience with Apache Kafka or other Event Streaming tools
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Experience deploying applications using Docker and Kubernetes
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 and offer flexible working opportunities.
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.