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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer (Fixed Term) - **Company:** University of Cambridge - **Location:** Cambridge, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Application Integration Architecture, Code Review, Corona (Software Development Kit), Software Debugging, DevOps, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Software Requirements Analysis, TypeScript, Web Applications, Google Cloud, ReactJS, Gitlab, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8806d4ddcc170726 ## About the Role You will be highly skilled in modern software development, testing, security, and operations, and be an expert in: * Architecting secure-by-design web applications and APIs with a focus on maintainability and stability, using clean code. * Integrating applications via APIs, event buses, and asynchronous tasks. * Writing expert-level Python and Django, with working knowledge of TypeScript and React (or comparable languages and frameworks). * Packaging web applications in Docker containers. * Writing and applying efficient tests with good knowledge of testing frameworks and testing best practices. * Conducting thorough code reviews. * Using AI coding assistants effectively, writing clear prompts, critically reviewing AI-generated code, and taking responsibility for its correctness, security, and maintainability. * Building CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to test and deploy web applications to the cloud using Terraform. * Working with Google Cloud or similar cloud platforms. * Managing software requirements, priorities, and dependencies. * Driving improvements in technical architecture, standards, and processes, and choosing the right solution for the problem (switching off, extending, building, or buying). * Debug effectively in unfamiliar applications. ## Description * Work in cross-functional teams using a DevOps approach, mentoring more junior engineers. * Communicate clearly in both written and verbal forms, and collaborate with University colleagues, users, and business representatives to gather and refine detailed requirements. * Focus on delivery while taking a continuous-improvement approach to existing services. * Learn new skills proactively and stay current with modern practices. * Apply AI tools pragmatically as they evolve, without compromising the quality, security, or ownership of the code you ship. * Work across products and teams to build consistent architectures, thinking through their impact on other services and the wider organisation. * Understand specifications and produce simple architectures from complex problems. * Drive work to completion, adjusting pace to the urgency of the task. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance. Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University. 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