Research Software and Data Engineer

1 day ago


Hinxton, United Kingdom Society of Research Software Engineering Full time
Job Title: Research Software and Data Engineer

The EMBL-EBI is a world-leader in archival and dissemination of biological image data, operating the BioImage Archive and EMPIAR. We are looking for a talented research software engineer to support the next phases of their development, extending services to support the growing biosciences AI community and accommodate new imaging modalities such as cryoET.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement systems to support rapid deposition, curation and archival of biological image data, including back-end, front-end and supporting infrastructure.
  • Develop systems for interactive online exploration of biological image data, working with existing tools, extending these, and developing new solutions as appropriate.
  • Coordinate with other service teams on shared development and process implementation.
  • Contribute to the broader team activities, including helpdesk support, planning, design review and improvement of the team's software development processes.
Requirements:
  • University degree in computer science, life sciences or a related discipline.
  • Several years' experience in a software development capacity.
  • Substantial experience developing full stack applications.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Javascript and Python.
  • Working with relational databases such as PostGres or MySQL.
  • Software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, continuous integration, deployment and version control.
  • Working with Linux systems.
  • A strong affinity with, and enthusiasm for, the goal of EMBL-EBI to provide world-class open data and services to the global community.
  • Experience working with BioImaging data from one or more modalities.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB.
  • Infrastructure-as-code deployment tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
  • Experience working in an academic environment.
Benefits:
  • Financial incentives: depending on circumstances, monthly family/marriage allowance of £272, monthly child allowance of £328 per child. Non-resident allowance up to £556 per month. Annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances.
  • Hybrid working arrangements.
  • Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover).
  • Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays.
  • Relocation package including installation grant (as applicable).

To apply, please submit a covering letter and CV via our online system.



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