About this Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports role at General Motors
Job Description
Team Overview
GM’s Motorsports Software team analyzes, defines, and delivers next-generation, groundbreaking Motorsports IT software solutions. Using innovative cloud-based infrastructure and modern software development standards, these solutions enable seamless interaction between GM Global Engineering, GM Motorsports, and our race teams—helping accelerate our drivers to the finish line first.
Our combined team partners closely with GM Motorsports Engineering and race teams to ensure podiums and wins for GM’s F1, NASCAR, IndyCar, WEC, and IMSA programs.
This role is part of a new GM Motorsports software team in Ireland, working at the heart of our global race engineering and data ecosystem.
The Role
The software group supporting Motorsports and the Race Vehicle Platform is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our new Ireland based team.
In this role, you will lead and contribute to the delivery of complex software projects, developing applications using a variety of tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies. You will be working in a high-pace, event-driven environment where reliability, performance, and usability directly impact trackside performance.
This role includes on-call support which will include weekends and shift rotation aligned to the global motorsports calendar and critical track/test events.
In this role, you will lead and contribute to the delivery of complex software projects, developing applications using a variety of tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies. You will be working in a fast pace, event-driven environment where reliability, performance and usability directly impact trackside performance.
Key Responsibilities
Full lifecycle application development using standard frameworks, coding standards, and design patterns
Develop high-quality software applications using sound, repeatable, industry-standard methodologies
Demonstrate proficiency across multiple programming languages, tools, and technologies
Perform performance tuning, profiling, and usability assessment/improvement
Identify and remediate software issues related to code quality, security, patterns/frameworks, and usability
Debug, maintain, and enhance live software systems used in critical motorsports operations
Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Motorsports Engineering, trackside operations, and Global Engineering
Mentor junior software developers and review code to uphold team standards and best practices
Work Schedule & On-Call Expectations
Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical race and test operations
Weekend and shift work required, including early mornings, evenings, and select holidays, aligned to race schedules and key track events
Flexibility to adjust working hours during race weeks and major motorsports events
Ability to support urgent production issues outside standard business hours when needed
Required Qualifications
Minimum 7 years of professional software development experience
Minimum 3 years of experience developing web or Electron applications
Excellent technical knowledge of C#/.NET and React
Strong experience and knowledge of Azure and Azure resources
Solid understanding of software development best practices (code reviews, CI/CD, testing, documentation)
Experience working in an agile/scrum environment
UI design experience and a strong understanding of UX principles
Strong knowledge and understanding of different web platforms and reuse strategies
Proven track record of maintaining and debugging live software systems in production
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in, or strong passion for, Motorsports and working in a high-pace, event-driven environment
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or Computer Science
Experience with cloud computing-based distributed systems
Experience supporting mission-critical or real-time applications where uptime and performance are essential
Hybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Dublin/ Limerick office three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business].
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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