Research Software Engineer

About the role

Are you passionate about developing cutting-edge software solutions that accelerate ground-breaking research? Join our newly established Research Software Engineering Facility and help shape the future of computations 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.

As part of our newly formed Research Software Engineering Facility, you will:

• Lead and contribute to complex software development projects that support academic research, primarily using HPC
• 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 and HPC, ideally in a research or academic setting
• Proficient in at least two programming languages used in research (e.g. Python, C++, Fortran)
• Experience with programming paradigms used in HPC (e.g., MPI, GPU-programming)
• Experience managing or contributing to complex technical projects
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines
• A committed 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, 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 complete technical projects and mentoring other programmers, with a commitment to promoting good software development practice across research communities.

Further information

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis with an expected duration of 9 months. A provisional start date is expected to be 29 June 2026.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Christy Waterfall at bspcmw@bath.ac.uk.

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 equity 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 and 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're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

£38,784 to £46,049. Grade 7

We're looking for someone with:

• A strong background in software development and HPC, ideally in a research or academic setting
• Proficient in at least two programming languages used in research (e.g. Python, C++, Fortran)
• Experience with programming paradigms used in HPC (e.g., MPI, GPU-programming)
• Experience managing or contributing to complex technical projects
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines
• A committed 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, 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 complete technical projects and mentoring other programmers, with a commitment to promoting good software development practice across research communities.