University of Bath
Research Software Engineer
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Research Software Engineer
About The Role
As a Software Engineer you will work within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, supporting internationally leading research and development with a strong focus on turning research software tools and research outputs into fully deployable, highly usable and impactful products.
Activities include:
- Contributing to the production of high quality software
- Leading the development and refinement of research outputs from early prototypes to usable and useful applications
- Working with academic and other staff and research students
- Liaising with industry collaborators when appropriate
Projects are likely to span a variety of application areas including, for example, extended reality technologies, sensing and data processing.
About You
You will provide expert level knowledge and skills to design, develop, improve, maintain and support high quality software solutions. You will also contribute to developing relevant knowledge and skills within the department at all stages of the software development cycle, e.g. by providing technical training and promoting the adoption of best practices.
Further information
- The position is full time (36.5 hours per week) and will last for 1 year (fixed term contract), with possible extension subject to funding opportunities.
- For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Brent Kiernan at bwk20@bath.ac.uk.
To be successful you must have a strong background in programming and software development for high quality products. You should be committed to software development best practices and when necessary be able to adapt them to research contexts. You will need to have excellent communication skills and a talent for technical problem solving.
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Benefits
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
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- A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
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