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A leading motorsport team based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineer to enhance operational reliability through innovative software solutions. The role involves partnerships with product management and requires extensive programming experience, particularly in C#/.NET and Python. The ideal candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, mainly at the McLaren Technology Centre. A hybrid working model is supported, with modern facilities and a comprehensive benefits package.
At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.
The pinnacle of motorsport excellence is built on a foundation of strong reliability of the team, processes, and the racing car. The Reliability Software Engineering role is responsible for building and operating the tools which allow McLaren F1 to achieve the highest levels of operational reliability. This role will work closely with end users to design and implement software tools which track and manage issues and faults across manufacturing, logistics, car build, and race days. Innovation around finding patterns and relationships between faults and issues will be key, by using data, analytics, and machine learning to deliver world championship reliability tools.
The Software & Data Science group in McLaren F1 is responsible for the analysis, design, and delivery of software tools and methodologies which improve the team and car’s performance. We are a cross-functional group, bringing together data science, machine learning, software engineering, and DevOps to deliver performance focused platforms and solutions. In reliability engineering, you will understand issue tracking and management, root cause analysis, integrating with other systems through API’s, and will have experience in building complex user interfaces that can present and manage large amounts of data.
As a Senior Specialist, Software Engineer, your role will combine elements of technical leadership, agile/lean project delivery, and stakeholder management. You’ll be involved in all stages of the development life cycle from initial analysis through deployment, monitoring, and support. You will own systems architecture for the software you deliver, integrating with the wider McLaren F1 racing platform, and will balance the requirements of reliability engineering with the big picture in Racing to build a cohesive application estate.
The role will be primarily based at the McLaren Technology Centre with a proportion of the time spent working from home.
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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. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.
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 shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.