Software Placement: Electric Racing Car Development

Jaguar TCS Racing; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Jaguar TCS Racing invites students to join its Formula E Car Development (Software) group for a 12-month placement (Sept 2027–Aug 2028). You will work on software tools, APIs and data systems that support race weekend decisions.

You should be working towards a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science. The placement offers hands-on learning, mentorship and exposure to cloud technologies, Docker containers, and modern development practices in a premier motorsport environment.

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related area.
• Interest in building software tools and data-focused systems.

Responsibilities

• Developing software tools, APIs and packages using the modern .NET stack and cloud technologies.
• Working with Docker, Azure/AWS and containerised environments to automate applications.
• Supporting trackside ECU monitoring, sensor calibration, and cloud-based document management.
• Contributing to databases (SQL and NoSQL) and writing unit/integration tests.
• Experimenting with advanced AI approaches and frontier models within budget constraints.

Skills

C# fundamentals

APIs & tooling

Programming concepts

Education

Software Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Docker

WSL containers

Job description

Jaguar TCS Racing invites students to join its Formula E Car Development (Software) group for a 12-month placement (Sept 2027–Aug 2028). You will work on software tools, APIs and data systems that support race weekend decisions.

You should be working towards a degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science. The placement offers hands-on learning, mentorship and exposure to cloud technologies, Docker containers, and modern development practices in a premier motorsport environment.