Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

114 race victories in Formula 1, nine times Formula 1 Constructors’ Champion, seven times Formula 1 World Drivers Champions and the only team to have won in F1, 24h Le Mans and British Touring Cars. A proven track record that sets Williams Racing apart from the competition. Our unique character, combined with a deep passion for racing and future-oriented thinking, has created the very essence of our company.

Our mission is to win races and, in doing so, establish an authentic racing and lifestyle brand. Pure efficiency and the determination to win are key components of our company’s DNA and its overriding purpose. And it’s not only about being victorious on the racetrack. It is the essential mindset to remain competitive and to achieve success in everything we do.

It follows therefore that Williams' world class people are its most important asset. Our team operates at a high standard to ensure success.

Our commitment to support the next generation of innovators and winners, gives us the opportunity to be ready for every challenge we face. Together we are successful. Together we win. We are Williams.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. Reporting to our Head of Aero Software, you will play a critical role in building software solutions to enhance and amplify the work of our Engineering and Operations groups.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a highly specialised user base at Williams Racing on state-of-the-art simulations, real time data, bespoke analysis tools, and enabling operational excellence. We view software and data as critical drivers in our mission to advance up the grid. Your contributions will have a tangible impact, both in our factory and on the track.

The Software Development group develops bespoke software to support our Engineering and Operations functions at Williams Racing. The group is composed of several software development teams that focus on areas such as Aerodynamics, Vehicle Dynamics and Vehicle Performance.

We aim to leverage the right tools and technologies for the right job. We have a large estate of software including desktop applications in C# and C++, web applications in React, analysis tools in Python and other scientific computing languages, and a variety of backend services in C#. As part of our modernization journey, we are adopting cloud native technologies alongside modern data platforms.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with product managers and users to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications

• Working with the wider Software Development team to develop, implement and maintain innovative software solutions

• Enhancing existing systems to adapt to changing requirements, increase reliability, and improve performance at scale

• Collaborating with other technology groups in the company to enhance and develop the shared data platform and services

• Conducting code reviews and mentor junior developers to ensure best practices and improve quality

• Streamlining our own software development process, enabling us to deliver more to our customers and contribute toward improving shared software processes within the Engineering and Operations groups

• Providing application support through race weekend events where necessary

• Contributing to the definition and documentation of preferred software designs, patterns and architectures to improve standardisation and efficiency across software teams.

Skills and experience required:

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field involving software development

• Experience of software development, testing, and CI in languages such as C#, Go, Java, C++, Python, or Typescript

• Experience with software process management tools and source control (e.g. Azure DevOps and Git)

• Collaborative and curious approach to technical problem-solving

• Strong desire to build impactful solutions for Engineering users

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey concept technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to work with a wide range of groups and disciplines seamlessly

• Ability to adapt to rapidly evolving requirements

• Demonstrated out of the box approach and readiness to learn new technologies rapidly

Exposure to the following would be beneficial:

• Containerization, DevOps, and Cloud Platforms such as Azure or AWS

• Experience in logging, monitoring, and observability

• Using document, object, or timeseries datastores or other non-relational stores to solve bespoke problems

• Experience in aerodynamics, data science, vehicle dynamics or computer simulations.

Additional Information

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Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.