Sr Software Engineer - Motorsports

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].