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# Senior Software Engineer (Elite Motorsport) at Catapult Sports

- **Company:** Catapult Sports
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catapultsports/jobs/8022985

## Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Motorsport)

DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE WORLD LEADER IN ELITE SPORTS PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS?

Catapult is a world leader in sports performance technology, serving over 5000 teams across 40 sports. We improve many of your favorite athletes' performances with our wearable tracking technology, video and data analysis systems, and athlete management products. Our technology offers objective solutions to sport-based challenges and can be found throughout the NFL, NHL, NBA, AFL, NRL, Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and many more.

In Motorsport, Catapult’s SBG race management and team strategy systems are the technology of choice for elite-level organisers and competitors around the world, including in Formula 1, Formula E, IndyCar, NASCAR, WEC/Le Mans and other worldwide endurance racing. Customers include the FIA (in F1, F2, F3, F1 Academy, FE and WEC), nine Formula 1 teams (including the 8-time World Champion Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team), the majority of Formula E teams, the winners of multiple Le Mans 24-hour races over the last 10 years (Audi, Porsche, and Toyota) and teams and organisers in both IndyCar and NASCAR.

We have major offices in the UK (London and Leeds), USA (Boston) and Australia (Melbourne) as well as multiple smaller offices around the world.

WE WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS AND WANT TO WIN

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Software Engineer (Motorsport) to grow our Motorsport development team as we expand our RaceWatch products into new series and tackle new challenges.

Based in London, you will be a key player in developing new capabilities in RaceWatch, particularly for Endurance racing strategy, but also contributing to the entire RaceWatch suite across different racing series.

We believe that our customers deserve the best platform, and we are on a mission to maximise and enhance their performance through delivering the highest quality experience. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will help us drive our products and processes forward, as well as acting as a mentor and providing technical leadership to other team members. You will be able to excel in a fast-paced environment with short project timelines from conception to deployment.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Lead the development of our RaceWatch software for one or more motorsport series.
- Work with product managers and customers to design features and prioritise tasks.
- Identify ways to add innovative new features to the software.
- Lead others to anticipate and meet customer needs.
- Be one of the technical leaders within the team.
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
- Ensure code quality, organization, and best practices throughout the development process.
- Lead with a growth mindset, encouraging others to share ideas and opinions.
- Maintain and enhance software reliability.

## WHAT YOU’LL NEED

- A passion for Motorsport.
- 5+ years working in a fast-paced, technical environment, delivering software to customers.
- A proven track record of building applications in C/C++.
- Experience developing products, scaling them, and supporting them throughout the entire lifecycle.
- An aptitude for working with complex data.
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff, both internally and when speaking to customers.
- A willingness to go above and beyond for the customer.
- Ability to help cover live motorsport events at weekends on a rotational basis with the rest of the team.
- An ability to multi-task and thrive in a dynamic work environment with changing priorities.

## NICE TO HAVE

- Degree in computer science or other scientific or technical subject.
- Prior experience working in motorsport is a strong advantage.
- An understanding of the challenges faced by motorsport officials and teams in managing and participating in events.
- Experience using Catapult’s RaceWatch software.
- Experience with ticketing and project management platforms, such as JIRA or Monday.
- Experience developing Windows applications in Visual Studio.
- Experience developing applications that process video.

WHY CATAPULT?

- We have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the most ambitious and intelligent people in an exciting industry, and you will do some of the best work of your life.
- We encourage our people to have constructive, open and honest communication; to make Catapult extraordinary; innovate and create smart solutions; establish a collaborative, yet challenging, environment to develop our performance and the performance of our customers.
- Our workforce spans more than 20 countries so you’ll have the opportunity to work across multiple nationalities and cultures.
- We value improvement and development. We are challenging ourselves to continuously grow and become a high-performance company. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do, and our people are always looking for ways to do things better. There is unlimited opportunity to grow, do more, and do better.
- We care about you. We offer outstanding paid maternity and paternity leave.

Whether you are interested in sports or not, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work is supporting some of the most successful teams, organisations and competitors on the planet! While we have access to many exciting opportunities, we also realize that we are here to do a very important job for our customers. As a result, we aim to work with purpose and intention. We look for people that fit into our team culture, those who actively contribute and individuals who are excited about what they do.

In order to build the future of sports performance, we need the brightest talent. If you think you can contribute to the empowering, enjoyable and exciting Catapult environment, then we invite you to apply.

All offers of employment are subject to Catapult's positive prehire check. To find out more, please contact the Talent Partner for this role.

## About Catapult Sports

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Catapult provides wearable tracking, video analysis, and athlete management software to optimize performance, avoid injury, and quantify return to play for elite and amateur sports teams.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ASX:CAT)
- **Headquarters**: Melbourne, Australia (with offices in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Philippines, etc.)
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Originally formed from a partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC); individual founders are not publicly named.

## Core Business
- Primary industries: Sports technology, sports science, athlete performance analytics, video analysis.
- Target customers: B2B – elite professional teams and leagues (NFL, EPL, MLB, NHL, AFL, NCAA, Formula One, rugby); also B2C – amateur athletes via Catapult One.
- Mission: "Unleash the potential of every athlete and team on Earth."

## Products & Services
- **Vector (Vector 8)**: Wearable GPS and inertial monitoring device for elite athlete tracking; latest generation launched in 2025/2026.
- **Catapult One**: Consumer-grade wearable for amateur football and soccer players.
- **Perch P2**: Next-generation athlete performance solution (launched March 2026).
- **Video Analysis (SBG Sports Software)**: Real-time video analysis platform used in Formula One, football, and rugby; acquired in 2021.
- **IMPECT**: Data-analysis engine for professional football (soccer); acquired in October 2025.
- **Athlete Management System (AMS)**: Software ecosystem integrating tracking, video, and analytics for coaching and medical staff.
- **XOS**: Video and playbook solution for American football; acquired to expand US market presence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in search results; refer to ASX:CAT for current market cap.
- **Key Metric**: Public company – annual revenue not explicitly stated in provided data; noted "record ACV growth and single-digit churn" under CEO Will Lopes.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Australian Institute of Sport (founding partner), LNR (French rugby union, partnership extended through 2029), Mercury13 (women’s football investment group), over 5,500 elite teams in 40+ sports.
- **Growth Signals**: Acquisition of IMPECT (2025) and SBG Sports Software (2021); launch of Vector 8 and Perch P2; expansion into motorsport and women-specific performance models; 400+ staff across 24 locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- Scientifically validated metrics backed by decades of research (origins at AIS and CRC).
- Comprehensive integrated ecosystem combining wearables, video, and data analytics – unique in the market.
- Deep relationships with top global leagues and teams (NFL, EPL, MLB, NHL, AFL, NCAA, Formula One).
- Strong recurring revenue and low churn rate.

## Strategic Focus
- Continued innovation in wearable hardware (Vector 8, Perch P2) and AI-driven analytics (computer vision, data engine).
- Expansion into new sports (motorsport, women’s football) and amateur markets via Catapult One.
- Integration of recent acquisitions (IMPECT, SBG) to unify performance data and video.
- Investment in AI, computer vision, and embedded systems (evidenced by recent job postings for Principal AI Engineer, Principal Computer Vision Engineer).

## Why Work Here
- Culture described as "energetic and collaborative" with a global community of passionate sports and tech professionals.
- Flexible work locations: offices in Melbourne, Boston, London, Cologne, Manila, and others; hybrid/remote policies likely vary by role (not explicitly stated).
- Cutting-edge technology stack: wearables, AI, computer vision, cloud infrastructure, and sports science.
- Opportunity to work directly with elite teams and contribute to products used in major global sports.
- Notable perks: involvement in sports technology innovation, potential for international travel, and a mission-driven environment.

## Sources
1. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/company/about-catapult)
2. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/newsroom)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catapultsports)
4. [catapult.com](https://www.catapult.com/careers)

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