Data Engineer Industrial Placement

At Atlassian Williams F1 Team, our Industrial Placement gives ambitious students 12 months inside Formula 1. You’ll take on real responsibility with projects that shape the future car and our business. Grow with a cohort from day one, then head back to uni with experience you can apply immediately. Join a high-performance team, push boundaries, make an impact.

At Williams, bespoke software tools quietly power performance across the car, delivering impact you can feel, not always see. The Engineering Team enables these tools, by creating Data Products used across Williams and collaborating with teams to support key areas like Aerodynamics, Vehicle Dynamics, and Vehicle Performance. Together, they turn data into decisions and innovation into speed.

On this 12-month placement you join the Data Engineering team and work alongside the Software Engineering teams to build and maintain the data pipelines behind the wider Data Platforms at Williams. You apply what you have learned at university in a live engineering environment, developing practical skills in data engineering, cloud platforms and software development. Your work feeds directly into day-to-day delivery and decisions across the team.

• Build and test data pipeline components and ETL processes (moving and reshaping data) under guidance
• Write and maintain Python and SQL scripts for data ingestion, transformation and validation
• Investigate straightforward data quality issues and document pipelines and processes clearly
• Take part in code reviews and testing, building software engineering good practice
• Work with the team to understand how data supports race weekend decisions, showing teamwork

What we are looking for:

• Enrolled on an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline, undertaking a placement year
• Foundational knowledge of at least one programming language (for example Python, Java or SQL)
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures and data handling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a genuine willingness to learn

Life at Williams

Based at our Grove campus in Oxfordshire, enjoy competitive benefits, exclusive events, subsidised dining, special car schemes, and 24/7 gym access with fitness classes. Need a break? Relax in green spaces or explore nearby Oxford city centre, just 30 minutes away by bus.

Atlassian Williams F1 Team is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.