Graduate Software Engineer

Catapultsports; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Catapult is hiring a Graduate Software Engineer to design and build motorsport applications in London. This role focuses on delivering high-quality software, learning quickly, and contributing to a fast-growing engineering team.

You will work mainly in C++, with a chance to explore other OO languages, and you will be responsible for writing clean code, testing thoroughly and collaborating across product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or other technical subject.
• Experience developing efficient data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement professional applications for elite-level motorsport.
• Maintenance and support: fix bugs and assist the support team with technical questions.
• Deliver on goals in a timely manner and provide regular progress updates to the team.
• Produce documentation and design tests.

Skills

C++

OOP languages

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Windows

Visual Studio

Agile tools

Job description

Starting Immediately

Catapult is building the future of sports performance technology, with a mission to Unleash the Potential of every athlete and team on earth. We don't just work in the sporting industry; we are actively changing it. Since 2006, our solutions have been leading the way in sports performance software, science, and data, in a world where 1% can literally mean the difference between winning and losing.

We work with over 5,000+ teams around the world, empowering coaches, managers and trainers in premier teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, EPL, AFL, NRL, NCAA and more. We provide the information they need to optimize athletes' health, game-day readiness, and performance, as well as in-game tactics.

In Motorsport our customers include the FIA, NASCAR, INDYCAR, nine Formula 1 teams (including the 8-time World Champion Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), 6 IndyCar teams, more than half of the Formula E teams, and multiple winners of the Le Mans 24-hour races.

Catapult is a sports technology company that empowers professional teams to make data-driven decisions. We deliver health, performance, video, and AI insights from the locker room to competitive environments, ensuring every decision is an opportunity to gain an advantage, sharpen performance, and build lasting success.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORT AND BUILDING WORLD-CLASS SOFTWARE

We are looking for a talented and inquisitive Graduate Software Engineer whose drive for learning and determination for continuous improvement aligns with our ambitious, fast-growing and transforming company. Based in London, you will be a leading player in planning, designing, building and testing the features of our motorsport applications. We believe that our customers deserve the best platform and we are on a mission to maximize and enhance their performance through delivering a high quality experience. Our software engineers match this ethos by taking responsibility for constantly improving productivity and are able to excel in a fast-paced environment with short project timelines from conception to deployment. This is a C++ role, however, if you have good knowledge of another object-orientated programming language (such as C# or Java), you will also be considered.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Software Development: You will design and implement professional applications for elite-level motorsport using sound software engineering practices.
• Maintenance and Support: You will fix bugs and help our support team answer technical questions
• You are expected to deliver on your goals in a timely manner and to provide regular progress updates to the team.
• Documentation: You will assist with the production of documentation and the design of tests.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• C++ experience (or experience in another object-oriented language and a willingness to learn C++).
• Degree in computer science or other scientific or technical subject.
• Experience developing efficient data structures and algorithms.
• A passion for technology.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

NICE TO HAVE

• A passion for Motorsport.
• An understanding of UI and UX design.
• Experience developing applications on Windows.
• Experience of Agile development tools and processes.
• Experience developing applications in Visual Studio
• Experience developing applications that process video.
• Basic understanding of networking.

WHAT YOUR SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE

• In 6 months time; you will be able to add new features to the software with guidance from the product and engineering leaders.
• In 12 months time; you will have an area of speciality within the Motorsport team where you will be able to suggest new insights and solutions for future development.

WHY CATAPULT?

We have amazing people. We promise you'll work with some of the most ambitious, intelligent people in an exciting industry, and do