Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports at General Motors

Position Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports
Posted 12 Jun 2026
Expired 12 Jul 2026
Company General Motors
Location United Kingdom | GB
Job Type Full Time

Job Description:

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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.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

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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Job Info:

  • Company: General Motors
  • Position: Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports
  • Work Location: United Kingdom
  • Country: GB

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