Software Engineer

This is a great opportunity for an established Software Engineer who enjoys working on meaningful problems, contributing across the stack, and collaborating closely with data scientists and researchers., You'll join a small engineering team and work closely with data scientists, researchers, and external partners. The role is primarily backend focused, with opportunities to contribute to frontend development where of interest., * Designing, developing, maintaining and supporting cloud hosted applications

• Implementing algorithms defined by data science and research teams
• Developing and maintaining internal and external web services and APIs
• Working with existing codebases and contributing to ongoing improvements
• Participating in code reviews and CI/CD processes
• Supporting cloud infrastructure and some internal IT systems
• Managing your own workload and contributing flexibly across a small team

You're a pragmatic, curious engineer who enjoys learning new domains and taking ownership of your work.

Essential experience:

• 2+ years' professional experience in a software engineering role
• Strong Python development skills
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Designing and implementing REST APIs
• Working with large or established codebases
• Version control and CI/CD using Git
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a small team

Desirable (but not required):

• Experience with Docker and modern CI/CD tooling
• JavaScript / TypeScript (e.g. React, Next.js)
• Cloud platforms (particularly GCP or similar)
• Linux systems administration or automation tools
• High performance or large scale data processing
• Background in scientific, geospatial or sensor based data (interest is more important than prior experience)

Working Environment & Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Edinburgh office with remote options
• Opportunity to work on projects with real world environmental impact