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City of London
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Research Software Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid)
Duration: 8 weeks initially
Salary: £30 an hour (Via an umbrella company)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Research Software Engineer to support computational and data science projects within the Department of Earth Science and Engineering. The role involves close collaboration with researchers to develop, implement, and support high-quality software solutions for both teaching and research.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with researchers to deliver data-driven and computational research solutions.

Manage technical projects, including requirements gathering, planning, and risk management.

Define and promote software development best practices (testing, CI/CD, version control).

Design and deploy scalable software systems with monitoring in mind.

Apply high-performance and distributed computing methods to new domains.

Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Support research students and contribute to the department's technical strategy.

Engage with academic and technical stakeholders across the College.

Person Specification

Essential:

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in research software development

Experience collaborating on research or computational projects

Proficient in at least two research programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, R, Fortran, Matlab)

Full software development lifecycle experience

Strong understanding of best practices in software engineering (CI/CD, testing, version control)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Organised, with strong project and problem-solving skills

Collaborative and committed to software quality

Desirable:

Experience in the higher education or research sector

Familiarity with high-performance computing and numerical methods

Experience with Linux systems and DevOps or Agile practices

Willingness to mentor and guide junior team members

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