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Software Engineer (Elite Motorsport)
Catapult Sports · 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
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About the role
Software Engineer (Motorsport) DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE WORLD LEADER IN ELITE SPORTS PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS? Catapult is a world leader in sports performance technology, serving over 5,000 teams across 40 sports. We improve many of your favorite athletes' performances with our wearable tracking technology, video and data analysis systems, and athlete management products. Our technology offers objective solutions to sport-based challenges and can be found throughout the NFL, NHL, NBA, AFL, NRL, Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and many more. In Motorsport, Catapult's SBG race management and team strategy systems are the technology of choice for elite-level organisers and competitors around the world, including in Formula 1, Formula E, IndyCar, NASCAR, WEC/Le Mans and other worldwide endurance racing. Customers include the FIA, nine Formula 1 teams - including the 8-time World Champion Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - the majority of Formula E teams, the winners of multiple Le Mans 24-hour races over the last 10 years - Audi, Porsche, and Toyota - and teams and organisers in both IndyCar and NASCAR. We have major offices in the UK (London and Leeds), USA (Boston) and Australia (Melbourne) as well as multiple smaller offices around the world. WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS AND WANT TO WIN We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Software Engineer (Motorsport) to grow our Motorsport development team as we expand our RaceWatch products into new series and tackle new challenges. Based in the London office (3 days a week), you will be a key player in developing new capabilities in RaceWatch, focussing on one or two racing series, and also contributing to the entire RaceWatch suite. We believe that our customers deserve the best platform, and we are on a mission to maximise and enhance their performance through delivering the highest quality experience. As a Software Engineer, you will help us drive our products and processes forward. You will be able to excel in a fast-paced environment with short project timelines from conception to deployment. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Lead the development of our RaceWatch software for one or more motorsport series. • Work with product managers and customers to design features and prioritise tasks. • Identify ways to add innovative new features to the software. • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code. • Contribute to code quality, organization, and best practices throughout the development process. • Maintain and enhance software reliability. WHAT YOU'LL NEED • Degree in computer science, or another scientific or technical subject. • A passion for sport. • 2+ years working in a fast-paced, technical environment, delivering software to customers. • A proven track record of building applications in C/C++, or another object-oriented language. • Experience developing products, scaling them, and supporting them throughout the entire lifecycle. • An aptitude for working with complex data. • Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff, both internally and when speaking to customers. • A willingness to go above and beyond for the customer. • Ability to help cover live motorsport events at weekends on a rotational basis with the rest of the team. • An ability to multi-task and thrive in a dynamic work environment with changing priorities. NICE TO HAVE • Experience developing Windows applications in Visual Studio. • Experience developing applications that process video. • Experience with ticketing and project management platforms, such as JIRA or Monday. • Prior experience working in motorsport is an advantage. WHY CATAPULT? • We have amazing people. We can promise you w