Database Research Scientist

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom European Tech Recruit Full time

European Tech Recruit is seeking a highly skilled Database Research Scientist to join their team in Edinburgh. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with academic and research institutions.

In this position, you will be responsible for performing systems research and empirical science on current and future data management and processing systems. You will analyze and understand requirements for the next generation of database storage and query processing engines.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and deploy key technical building blocks for the next generation of data management and processing systems. Additionally, you will explore and advance the latest data management and processing frameworks for both Cloud and devices.

We are looking for a candidate with a solid computer science background who is comfortable with research methodology and system design and implementation. Proficiency in one or more system-level programming languages (C/C++, Rust, Java, Go, etc.) is required.

A strong understanding of transactional and/or analytical database management systems, query processing and optimisation, storage engines, indexing engines, concurrent/parallel algorithms and data structures, distributed computing, parallel programming frameworks, benchmarking and performance analysis, graph theory and graph algorithm design, programming/query languages, computer architecture, vectorised processing, operating systems, compilers, fault-tolerant systems (especially transactional systems), and hardware-software co-design is essential.

The salary for this position is estimated to be around £70,000 - £90,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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