Software Development Engineer

4 days ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Met Office Full time

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Software Development Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet.

This is a full-time position, 37 hours per week, with potential for hybrid working. We also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 22 hours per week or jobshare.

The opportunity is temporary for 2 years, but there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

World Changing Work

We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. Our expertise covers science, technology, meteorology, management, planning and communication.

  • We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
  • We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
  • We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
  • We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
  • We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your World of Expertise

You will develop an excellent understanding of how weather information is used in industry across surface transport, energy, retail and infrastructure sectors.

  • Design and develop operational data services exploiting cloud computing technologies to efficiently produce forecasts
  • Support Met Office scientists to develop high-quality code and implementations of their research
  • Influence and negotiate with stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensure that forecast services fully meet their needs
  • Collaborate with a motivated team to deliver projects that solve real world challenges.

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.
  • 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
Required Skills and Qualifications
  • 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.


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