Senior Software Engineer, Scientific

2 weeks ago

Exeter Devon, United Kingdom Met Office Full time €60,339

We're looking for an exceptional Senior Scientific Software Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Scientific Software Engineer, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 22 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Whilst this is a temporary position for 2 years, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
You will develop an excellent understanding of how weather information is used in industry across the surface transport, energy, retail and infrastructure sectors. Your work will combine this with your relevant scientific and technical background to develop and support the next generation of weather forecast services for new and existing Met Office customers, for example in helping rail network operators to run a safe and efficient railway system or supporting the UK's clean energy transition.
Design and develop operational data services exploiting cloud computing technologies to efficiently produce forecasts and contribute to setting the strategic direction for production of data services
Support Met Office scientists to develop high-quality code and implementations of their research, lead activities to develop their capabilities
Collaborate with a motivated team to deliver projects that solve real world challenges.
The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.
As our Senior Scientific Software Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £60,339 annually, which includes:
~£An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
~ Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £2,700 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2024 until September 2025 in your monthly pay
~ Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Experience and knowledge in a mathematical, physical or computational science or related discipline, equivalent to several years working post-graduate and being a recognised subject matter expert.
Software development: Demonstrable experience of leading significant scientific software developments and maintaining scientific software applications across multiple or complex platforms and solving complex software coding problems in Python.
Software quality: Evidence of promoting and applying best practice in software quality assurance, such as version control, standards, testing, and reviewing, to scientific software applications.
Evidence of proactively applying your software development knowledge and understanding of the wider context of the capabilities and needs of your working area to inform strategic planning.
Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to understand user needs and communicate complex scientific and technical information to a range of audiences, which increased the impact of your work.
Strong team player with the ability to work as a dynamic and productive member of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects, including leading, influencing and supporting a small team on a specific science project and demonstrable experience of collaborating with other teams or external organisations/customers.
How we can help
You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

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