Motorsports Senior Data Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Manchester to develop complex data pipelines for motorsport applications. This role involves optimizing data workflows, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, proficiency in Python, C++, Java, and 5+ years of experience. Benefits include support for well-being and career development. Relocation benefits may be available.

Benefits

Support for well-being

Career development

Equal opportunity employment

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Ensure data quality through validation and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business requirements.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Data analysis

Data processing

Data quality

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Databricks

AWS

Azure

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Motorsports Senior Data Engineer, Manchester

Client: General Motors

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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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 that 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 is onsite, based in Concord, NC, and involves collaborating across teams to translate business needs into data solutions, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring system performance. You will also prepare technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Integrate data from various platforms and systems.
• Ensure data quality through validation and monitoring.
• Optimize data processing workflows for performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business requirements.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations.

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 systems management tools like SLURM, LSF.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Preferred Qualifications

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

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Benefits include support for your well-being, career development, and more. GM is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodations for job seekers with disabilities.