Software Engineer

ALPINE RACING LIMITED; Enstone; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site gym

Subsidised restaurant

Private medical healthcare

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working opportunities

Job summary

Alpine Formula One Team seeks a Software Engineer to join a high-performance software group supporting design, manufacture, simulation and performance analysis. You will work with race and design engineers across multiple domains, taking ownership from initial conversations through to release and ongoing support.

Key requirements include commercial C#/.NET experience, building web services and SQL Server knowledge, plus a solid grasp of design patterns.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial experience developing in C# and .NET.
• Experience building web services (GRPC/REST) and working with SQL Server.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand user workflows and translate them into well-defined work items.
• Design solutions that fit the existing architecture without over-engineering.
• Write high-quality, testable code and provide meaningful reviews.
• Release work with testing, communication and monitoring.
• Use operational data to verify live behavior and support production systems.
• Maintain and evolve existing systems while building new ones.

Skills

C#

.NET

Web services (REST/GRPC)

SQL Server

Design patterns

Debugging production systems

CI/CD

AI-assisted development tools

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Blazor

Python

C++

MATLAB

Job description

Software Engineer: About the job

At Alpine Formula One Team, we're on a mission to return to the top of the Formula One grid. Software more than ever is playing a pivotal role within this objective, with every aspect of the F1 car depending on in-house systems, from design and manufacture through to simulation and performance analysis at the track. The Software Engineering and Data team is responsible for building and evolving cutting-edge software solutions into a competitive advantage.

The Role

You'll join a team of Software Engineers working across systems in a multitude of domains, rather than being tied to a single project. You'll work directly with our users, such as design, performance and race engineers who rely on our software daily, at the factory and at the track, owning your work from the first conversation with them through to release and beyond:

• Working with users to understand their workflows, challenge assumptions and turn what they need into well-defined pieces of work.
• Designing solutions that fit the existing architecture cleanly, without over-engineering and without cutting corners.
• Writing high-quality, testable code that handles edge cases and failure modes, and giving reviews that make other people's code better.
• Releasing your own work with confidence: tested, communicated and monitored.
• Once it's live, you use operational data to see how it actually behaves.
• Maintaining and evolving existing systems as well as building new ones.
• Paying down technical debt is part of the job, not something for later.
• Using AI-assisted development tools as part of how you engineer, and holding what they produce to the same standard as any other code.

The Person

• You take ownership of your work, communicate clearly and approach disagreement with curiosity rather than defensiveness.
• You'd rather spend another hour at the whiteboard than a week reworking something that was rushed.
• You care about doing things properly because you've seen what happens when corners are cut, not because someone told you to.
• You're at ease with people who aren't software engineers. You can turn a vague problem into a clear plan and explain trade-offs in terms that matter to the person asking.

We don't require certifications, and we don't have a laundry list of frameworks you must have used. If you've built and shipped real software in C# and you bring the right instincts, such as being quality-minded, pragmatic and focused on the user, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for individuals who have Proven commercial experience developing in C# and .NET. Most of our codebase is C#, so this is our one firm technical requirement. Experience building web services (gRPC, REST or similar) and working with relational databases, ideally SQL Server. A good grasp of software design and design patterns, and the judgement to know when not to use them. Experience across the full development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, release and support. A systematic approach to debugging and supporting production systems. Clear written and verbal communication, including technical and user documentation. A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.

It would be an advantage if you also have:

• Experience with Blazor or another modern web UI framework.
• Experience with Python, C++, or MATLAB, which we use alongside C#.
• Hands-on use of AI-coding assistants such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot, or experience integrating LLM capabilities into applications.
• Exposure to CI/CD, containerisation or ETL processes.
• An interest in engineering, scientific or data-heavy domains.
• Motorsport experience isn't needed.

We offer

• This is Formula 1. The software our teams build directly shapes how the car is designed, developed and run, so your work has a direct influence to the grid.
• We believe that without the right software we won't be world champions, and we aim to build the best software on the grid.
• You'll join a group that values technical excellence, long-term thinking, and real collaboration. Everyone understands how their work fits into the bigger picture.
• You'll have a competitive remuneration package, private medical healthcare, a company pension scheme, and flexible working opportunities including hybrid arrangements.
• You will have access to excellent on-site facilities at our Enstone headquarters, including a free gym and subsidised restaurant, as well as additional benefits.

Job Family Information Technologies & Systems

Renault Group is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and the conditions for each of us to bring their passion, perform to the full and grow, whilst being themselves. We find strength in our diversity and we are engaged to ensure equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, etc. If you have a disability or special need requiring layout of the workstation or work schedule, please let us know by completing this form.

BWT Alpine Formula One Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly and rising star Franco Colapinto. The two drivers, under the leadership of Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore and Managing Director Steve Nielsen and piloting the revolutionary Alpine A526, are driving forward the team's charge during a highly competitive Formula One season. The team operates out of its Enstone factory in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, where it has been based since 1992, in its previous guises as Benetton Formula, Renault F1 Team and Lotus F1 Team. Enstone has a winning legacy with seven Formula One World Championships including the Drivers’ World Championship [1994, 1995, 2005 and 2006] with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, and the Constructors’ World Championship [1995, 2005 and 2006]. The team’s 2026 car, the A526, is designed and built on-site with the 1000-strong workforce working hard towards the new opportunities presented in the 24-race season.

For more information, please head to www.alpinef1.com

Alpine, a brand born from racing Alpine’s history dates back to 1955 when Jean Rédélé, a young man passionate about competition, formed the automotive brand. Fast forward nearly 70 years, and Alpine is now at the forefront of motor racing, competing alongside the elite in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and the World Endurance Championship as well as many other motorsport disciplines. The original A110 road car was introduced in 1962 and, by the early 1970s, Alpine was a major force in topflight rally competition. In 1971, Alpine took the three steps on the podium of the world-famous Rallye Monte Carlo for the first time and later again in 1973. The company went on to win the World Rally Championship Manufacturers’ title later that year. Alpine achieved one of its most famous motorsport triumphs in 1978; overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Filled with this racing passion and savoir-faire, the brand continued to release new and innovative road cars throughout the 70s and 80s, including the A310 V6 and the GTA. As soon as Alpine's relaunch in 2012 was announced, a competition programme was born to develop the brand's awareness. This commitment was underlined in endurance racing, which has enjoyed numerous successes on international circuits. Fast forward to 2021 and Alpine took its very first steps into the elite realms of Formula 1, after Luca de Meo announced the company’s decision to enter the series as the rebranded Alpine F1 Team. In 2024, the brand is reiterating its commitment to Formula 1, Endurance, Rally, Cup, GT and the SimRacing sphere through Esports. A busy calendar for 2024, punctuated by the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the World Endurance Championship, the FFSA GT4 European Series, FFSA Championnat de France GT, the Championnat de France FFSA des Rallyes, but also by customer competitions organised by the brand, such as the Alpine Elf Rally Trophy on the road and the Alpine Elf Europa Cup on the track.