Lead Software Engineer (Networking / Linux)- £80k + 10% bonus – Motorsports / Automotive technology

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Lead Software Engineer (Linux)

Salary: £80k + 10% bonus

Industry: Motorsports

Location: 3 days in the office – Surrey | Permanent position

Come and develop your career with a company any motorsports fan would dream to work for!

Opportunities to learn from the best and hone your skills across engineering—do not come around often. You will have a home set‑up, GitHub projects outside of work, and ideally an interest in IoT.

Are you the right fit? If you answer “yes” to all of the following, consider applying.

Key Technical Qualifications

• Experience coding in Python, .Net, C, or C++.
• Proficiency in running a command line in Linux using Bash or Python scripts.
• Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Understanding of how the internet works.

Additional Skills

• Experience with Automation and CI/CD.
• Engineering mindset, curiosity, awareness of impacts.

Responsibilities

This role will be all about rolling up your sleeves and digging deep into how things work and why, working closely with all areas of engineering, not just software. Understanding of TCP/IP and Linux command line is important.

Apply by sending your CV to matt@hawksworthuk.com. Thank you for reading our job ad and I look forward to hearing from you.

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