Software Development Student Placement (Chassis)

Motorsport Network, LLC; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free daily food

Free gym access

Fitness classes

Discounts with partners

Barista coffee

Unlimited Red Bull

Job summary

Red Bull Technology is inviting candidates for a Software Development Student Placement in its Technology and Analysis Tools department. The role targets students studying Computer Science, Software Engineering or related degrees.

You will build software to improve vehicle performance, train ML models used during race weekends, and support race events in the Ops Room. Exposure to modern techniques like test-driven development, lean software, SOLID principles, and code reviews is offered, along

Qualifications

• Current student in CS or Software Engineering
• Strong programming skills in C# or Python
• Good teamwork and communication abilities

Responsibilities

• Develop software to improve vehicle performance and aero/power unit development
• Train ML models used during race weekends
• Provide support for race and test events in the Ops Room

Skills

C#

Python

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Pursuing CS/Software Engineering degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

DevOps

GraphQL

TensorFlow

Apache Arrow

Job description

Red Bull Technology is inviting candidates to apply for Software Development Student Placement positions within its Technology and Analysis Tools department. This position is targeted towards students studying Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related degree. Candidates will require excellent software development skills and a solid grasp of fundamental computer science concepts. Knowledge of programming languages like C# and/or Python would be advantageous.

The successful candidate will develop skills in problem solving, creativity, teamwork, planning, innovation, and communication whilst performing the following tasks:

• Building software that is used to improve vehicle performance and support aerodynamic and power unit development
• Training machine learning model that are actively used during race weekends
• Providing support for race and test events throughout the year in the Ops Room

Candidates will have to an opportunity to gain exposure to and learn modern software development techniques, including:

• Test-driven development
• Lean software development
• SOLID design principles
• Code reviews

And a modern technology stack, including:

• Kubernetes, Apache Kafka and DevOps techniques
• GraphQL and other API technologies
• Apache Arrow
• Machine Learning frameworks like TensorFlow

The placement will be for 1 year, starting in the summer of 2027. Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to complete your student placement at our championship winning team, but it is also a great opportunity to work with some of the greatest talents in F1. A good salary is just the start, there are many other benefits too, such as a free daily food allowance, free gym access and fitness classes, multiple discounts and offers with our partners, free barista style coffee, unlimited Red Bull and much more!