General Motors

Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports

General Motors  •  Ireland (Hybrid)  •  14 days ago
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Job Description

Team Overview

GM’s Motorsports Software teamanalyzes, 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 ournew 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 directlyimpacttrackside 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 directlyimpacttrackside 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

  • Demonstrateproficiencyacross multiple programming languages, tools, and technologies

  • Perform performance tuning, profiling, and usability assessment/improvement

  • Identifyand 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 rotationto support critical race and test operations

  • Weekend and shift workrequired, 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

  • Proventrack recordofmaintainingand debugging live software systems in production

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previousexperience in, or strong passion for, Motorsports and working in a high-pace, event-driven environment

  • Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineeringand/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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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire

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About General Motors

General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution, and we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we’re also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, with a culture based in respect, integrity, accountability and equality. Our team brings wide-ranging perspectives and experiences to solving the complex transportation challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
gm.com
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