Software Engineer, Race Operation Systems

You inherit a working set of applications, you own them, and you decide what gets built next. You report straight to the Director of Development and Innovation and you will have a direct line to the people setting the technical direction of the race team., * Own the full lifecycle of our internal applications: design, build, deploy, maintain, retire. Some of it alone, some with a small team.

• Build and maintain the data pipelines that collect, clean, and stage data for automated analysis.
• Create high-performing applications within the bounds of external constraints, seeking creative and efficient solutions to problems.
• Ship full-stack internal tools that engineers use on a race weekend, which means they have to be fast, right, and ready by Friday.
• Run CI/CD and source control. Git, automated tests, repeatable deployments.
• Research and recommend software, and sometimes hardware to achieve project goals
• Carry several projects at once and tell people plainly what is shipping and when.

Every Sunday a Cup race is decided by information. You build the software that moves that information: the pipelines that pull data off the car, out of the simulation, and in from the sanctioning body, and the internal apps our engineers open on a race weekend. The ideal candidate will have development experience, with a strong background in system architecture, and competency across the full stack., * BS in Computer Science

• At least 3 years building software, backend preferred.

What we need

• Ability to design complex systems at scale
• Strong with REST APIs, SQL, and S3-style object storage.
• Python required. Rust or C# a plus. Comfortable with a variety of languages
• Experience with React or an equivalent frontend framework, along with a basic understanding of UI and HCI concepts
• Data and plotting libraries: polars, matplotlib, plotly, d3, or their equivalents.
• Experience with Git version control
• Attention to detail.
• Self-starter who can shape key design decisions through research and analysis
• Strong verbal and written communication of complex systems
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, quality-driven, collaborative environment
• Microsoft Azure experience is a plus.

A plus

Prior work in NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, or another professional motorsports organization., You should be proficient in:

• Professional motorsports
• REST APIs
• S-3-style object storage
• Software building experience
• SQL
• Python

Machines & technologies you’ll use:

• Microsoft Azure
• Plotly
• Polars
• Matplotlib