Are you passionate about developing cutting-edge software solutions that accelerate groundbreaking research? Join our newly established Research Software Engineering Facility and help shape the future of computational research at the University of Bath.

As a Research Software Engineer, you'll collaborate with researchers across all disciplines to create, improve and maintain software solutions that elevate research capabilities. You'll be part of a dynamic team within our Core Research Facilities, working at the forefront of digital research infrastructure to support everything from AI and machine learning to high-performance computing applications.

About us:

The University of Bath ranks 6th in Guardian University Guide 2021. Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunities employer and have a vibrant multinational community with staff from over 60 countries.

About the role:

As part of our newly formed Research Software Engineering Facility (established May 2025) you will: 

• Lead and contribute to complex software development projects that support academic research.
• Collaborate with researchers to design, implement, and maintain robust, efficient, and reproducible software solutions.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including version control, testing, documentation, and continuous integration.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to researchers and colleagues.
• Engage with the wider research community and contribute to the University’s digital research strategy.

About you:

We’re looking for someone with:

• A strong background in software development, ideally in a research or academic setting.
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages used in research (e.g., Python, C++, R).
• Experience managing or contributing to complex technical projects.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.
• A commitment to professional development and continuous learning.

You'll have a graduate degree with significant computational experience or equivalent professional software development background. With demonstrated expertise in multiple programming languages (such as Python, C, C++, R, Fortran, Julia), you'll bring knowledge of agile methodologies, version control, and software engineering best practices.

Essential to your success will be excellent communication skills with a range of stakeholders, and the ability to rapidly acquire new programming languages and technologies. You'll have experience leading complex technical projects and mentoring other programmers, with a commitment to promoting good software development practices across research communities.

Experience in areas such as machine learning, data analysis with large datasets, high-performance computing, and digital architecture optimisation would be particularly valuable.

Additional information

• Market supplement of £7k is applicable for this role.

 What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• 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

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