Category: Shannon Life

Autonomous, Home Page, Shannon, Shannon Life, Technology

I get to work in one of the most exciting fields of engineering in the world today

mandalc

‘Since I joined three years ago, Jaguar Land Rover Shannon has grown massively. Originally, we were a team of fifty – now we have over three hundred colleagues and are an integral part of the global business. Shannon is the Software Centre of Excellence and central to the success of what we do.

The culture here is very non-hierarchical – here it’s all about agile working – which gives everyone working here the opportunity for huge personal growth. You can experience and be involved in projects and innovations you may not be able to in other tech companies. Agility is key to keeping us ahead of the game.

Autonomy is also a huge part of the role here. We can achieve our own destiny – our agile process allows is to write and create what we believe is right and deliver it– rather than being told to work in a certain way. This agile mentality is evolving globally and working with teams in the UK (United Kingdom), Hungary, India, and the US (United States), we can deliver unprecedented expertise on our projects.

Another real benefit of the Shannon office is our sports and social events. We try and get together at least once a month – and every morning I have a 10 min informal call with my team to discuss anything but work. In this new remote working world, it has really allowed colleagues to understand and appreciate each other’s lives that bit more.

With the Hybrid model of working, we are in the office a max of 2 days a week. With this model in place, people have moved to other parts of Ireland such as Cork and Dublin – commuting in when they need to. The work life balance is valued a lot in Jaguar Land Rover.

The culture here is amazing – and something I haven’t experienced in other companies. I feel valued and comfortable in my role – and I’m given the freedom to learn and deliver projects that I am passionate about. The environment here is special and makes an enormous difference every day to my role.

And on top of it all I get to work in one of the most exciting fields of engineering in the world today, Autonomous Vehicles. A dream that has been with humanity for decades and I am doing it, I regularly find myself being grateful.

In the three years of working for Jaguar Land Rover, I have not lost any enthusiasm for the work we do. Infact, I find myself more excited to start new initiatives and change the future now than ever before.’


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Engineering, Home Page, Shannon, Shannon Life, Software, Technology

Our company vision sets a focus and a challenge for us all to be part of a bold and bright future

mandalc

‘With 30+ years’ experience working in technology roles in Telecoms, Financial Services and Insurance, I joined Jaguar Land Rover because I felt that there was a good opportunity to use my skills in a new industry – and that my skills were transferrable to make a difference in my new role with the Enterprise Software Factory team in Shannon.

The team already have a high level of technical skills and are very fluent with best practices in Agile, not just in getting valuable work done, but being able to measure efficiency (i.e.) Flow in getting valuable work done.

Our team enables Agile product teams to be successful in adopting DevOps and DevSecOps practices which is key to how Jaguar Land Rover will be successful in delivering software features in Electrical Vehicles to customers.

I’ve always worked in multinational companies and it’s a familiar journey for me, building great working relationships with talented engineers from Portland, USA and in the UK.

I’ve always appreciated the history of the companies I’ve worked in and have been in stimulating and challenging roles. With Jaguar Land Rover it’s at another level, as the vehicles themselves are such cultural touchstones. With that strong tradition and culture also comes a bold vision called Reimagine, which sets a focus and a challenge for us all to be part of a bold and bright future.

I still have a lot to learn about the business, and it’s exciting to feel that I’m part of building that bold and bright future for Jaguar Land Rover.’

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Autonomous, Electrical Engineering, Electrified, Engineering, People, Shannon, Shannon Life, Software, Technology

Software in the West of Ireland

Jaguar Land Rover Careers

Why do you like it here at the Ireland software hub?

I like it here because it’s new, there is a sense of excitement. Every month we have new people starting and they’re all bringing different experiences. Everyone is excited to get projects off the ground and start something from scratch. It’s not something that many software engineers get to do in their careers. Here, everyone has the freedom to figure out where they fit into the software stack, or even software at Jaguar Land Rover which is unusual to have.

The ethos and attitude here is one of friendship, everyone is welcoming. There is a sense that if you have any questions you could ask anyone and if they can they will, if they can’t they’ll point you in the direction of someone who can.

Working in a cutting edge area like autonomous driving, things that I would never have thought of before don’t seem impossible, a world where cars are shared or self-driving is perfectly feasible and will definitely happen. Things like your accounts, logins or payments being enabled in car doesn’t seem outrageous.

What advice would you give to someone looking to join Jaguar Land Rover in the West of Ireland?

I would say be yourself, if you’re natural and genuine you’ll leave a better impression than someone who’s trying to be smarter or more experienced than they are.

Rehearse your CV, make sure you can talk about what you’ve written down.

What advice would you give to someone starting a career in software engineering?

Keep your GitHub up to date, if you can show that you’ve thought about code that’ll be relevant.

Also, because technology and the tools we use are changing so quickly keep on top of online courses such as Udacity. Some of them may not give qualifications but they show just how interested you are.

Join the team in our West of Ireland Software Hub.

At Jaguar Land Rover Ireland you will have the opportunity to design, develop and shape the future of autonomous, connected, electrified and electronic systems with two of the world’s most prestigious, premium, and luxury automotive brands.

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