Software Engineer

About the role

As a Software Engineer you will work within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, supporting internationally leading research and development with a strong focus on turning research software tools and research outputs into fully deployable, highly usable and impactful products.

Activities include contributing to the production of high quality software and leading the development and refinement of research outputs from early prototypes to usable and useful applications.  You will work with academic and other staff and research students and when appropriate may liaise with industry collaborators.  Projects are likely to span a variety of application areas including, for example, extended reality technologies, sensing and data processing.

You will provide expert level knowledge and skills to design, develop, improve, maintain and support high quality software solutions.  You will also contribute to developing relevant knowledge and skills within the department at all stages of the software development cycle, e.g. by providing technical training and promoting the adoption of best practices.

The position is full-time and will last for 2 years (fixed-term contract), with possible extension subject to funding opportunities.

To be successful you must have a strong background in programming and software development for high quality products.  You should be committed to software development best practices and when necessary be able to adapt them to research contexts.  You will need to have excellent communication skills and a talent for technical problem solving.

For an informal discussion relating to this vacancy, please contact:

Prof Eamonn O’Neill (maseon@bath.ac.uk) or Mark Townsend (mrt64@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you:

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 equality 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, so we 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, & community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence & supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal & professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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