Software Engineer

Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team is a group of racers who take pride in continuous improvement and delivering performance on track and with our technology tools. By joining our team, you’ll be part of an exhilarating racing program that aims to set the standard for high performance in sport. Our values define what matters most to us:

                                                             Innovative – Respectful – Inclusive – Energetic – Brave

Every day, we want members of this team to come to work with a simple goal in mind: Build better race cars and develop better ways to go racing. If we focus on the process, enjoy the process of continual improvement and the results will take care of themselves.

Purpose of the Role:

The Arrow McLaren Software team is a diverse and inclusive group which works to deliver the highest quality tools and support to our trackside activities. We take pride in delivering high quality, user-focused, efficient tools with a close attention to detail, to help the whole team deliver high performance at the track.

As a Software Engineer for Arrow McLaren, you will be contributing to a variety of bespoke software solutions specifically for our entry in the NTT IndyCar Series, in areas including simulation, data analysis, strategy, competitor analysis, race engineering and more.

You will be involved in all stages of the development cycle, from requirements analysis through to development and deployment. Some projects will be yours to own, with the guidance of your manager and mentoring from more experienced members of the team.

We support the software and tools we produce and collaborate frequently with the team in Indianapolis. You will rotate through a team that provides remote support to trackside operations predominantly in the USA. Out of hours work, weekend working in offset time zones, occasional trackside support and international travel will be part of the role.

Principal Accountabilities:

As part of the Software team, you will collaborate with fellow software engineers as well as team members from a wide variety of disciplines, to ensure that the tools we build meet their requirements. You will be based at the McLaren Technology Center, Woking, UK and collaborating closely with engineers internationally. We have a flexible remote working policy within the Software team but do regularly meet in the office 1-2 days per week.

Your day to day:

• Involved with all stages of the development and support of bespoke software solutions that we use to analyze our data, continually improve our performance, and deliver results on track.
• Working with a wide variety of programming languages and technologies across multiple projects.
• Supporting team members from various teams across the engineering department to make the most out of our software and tools, provide workarounds and fixes, and ensure a high quality of service during trackside events.
• Collaborating closely with fellow software engineers and team members from a variety of disciplines across the race team.
• Addressing technical challenges with appropriate solutions.
• Ability to take on additional roles and responsibilities that suit your skills beyond writing and supporting software, depending on the needs of the team at the track.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Passion for going racing and delivering performance through high quality and attention to detail.
• Trackside motorsport experience, or equivalent experience in a fast-paced high-performance environment, for example prior military service, in the games or aerospace industries, with real-time systems or similar.
• Either practical experience equivalent to, or holding, a BSc in Computer Science or relevant engineering degree.
• 2+ years of commercial experience applying software engineering in a practical environment.
• Strong theoretical understanding of fundamental concepts, such as object-oriented programming, design patterns/principles, relational and NoSQL databases, and test-driven development.
• High proficiency in at least one common programming language applied in a commercial setting (e.g. C#, Python).
• Capability to adapt to working with a variety of technologies based on the engineering requirement.
• Some experience with web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Some familiarity with technologies such as Kubernetes preferred.

What McLaren can offer?

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. 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.