Motorsports Senior Data Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Gloucester to develop and optimize data pipelines for motorsports. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, proficiency in Python and C++, and a strong background in data engineering. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-performance vehicle development and innovation in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Relocation benefits

Comprehensive health insurance

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex data pipelines for motorsports and high-performance vehicles.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on data solutions.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Data analysis

Data pipeline optimization

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

SQL

MongoDB

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Databricks

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Motorsports Senior Data Engineer, Gloucester

Client: General Motors

Location: Gloucester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Posted:

04.08.2025

Expiry Date:

18.09.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Data Engineer to join the Aero Innovation team within the Motorsports Aerodynamic Department. Your primary responsibility will be to develop complex data pipelines and data-processing systems to enhance our aerodynamics development activities for motorsport and high-performance vehicles. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to design, develop, and optimize solutions to technical challenges, contributing significantly to our competitiveness.

This role offers the opportunity to showcase your talents, drive innovation, and connect lessons learned in racing to production vehicles. You will work cross-functionally with partners to help shape the future of motorsports.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Integrate data from various platforms and systems, including on-prem and cloud databases, data lakes, APIs, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality through automated validation and monitoring.
• Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks in data workflows.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Product Managers, Engineers, and Aerodynamicists to translate requirements into data solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Prepare and present technical reports and specifications to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, Java.
• Experience with Kafka, Flink, Databricks.
• Knowledge of distributed computing management systems like SLURM, LSF.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (SQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaboration.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience in motorsports industry.
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and security.
• Experience with HPC architecture and Data Acquisition systems.
• Experience with live streaming data pipelines and aerodynamic testing.

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