Senior Software Engineer - Scientific / HPC
Exciting deep-tech start-up seeks a bright, forward thinking Senior Software / Data Engineer to join their dedicated team. With strong software engineering skills in modern languages (to include Python and Rust), experience architecting high performance backend systems, and backed by a good academic history, you’ll bring curiosity about scientific computing and care for code quality.
Applications are welcomed from Senior level Engineers with experience designing systems and the API between them; with experience of modern Python tooling and packaging, knowledge of Cloud computing or HPC job management, identity and authorization flows.
This cutting-edge technology company, focused on optimizing complex engineering systems, seeks a top class Senior Software / Backend / Data Engineer who will confidently work collaboratively with engineers and scientists to have a real say in how the platform layer is designed.
The Senior Software / Data Engineer should bring the following skills and experience:
- Strong academic background. Could be Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Scientific Software related. MSc / PhD ideally.
- Strong software engineering skills in modern languages ( to include Python & Rust).
- Experience designing systems and the APIs between them – services that coordinate work, manage state and handle failure.
- Focus on code quality.
Some / most of the following should support the skills above:
- Experience of Cloud computing or HPC job management.
- Identity and authorization flows.
- Deploying containerized services on Linux.
- Infrastructure as code (such as Ansible, OpenTofu).
- Modern Python tooling and packaging.
- Data storage and pipelines, including large simulation results and model serving.
- REST API’s.
Hybrid working available (3 days office /2 WFH), a very generous base salary dependent on your level of skills and experience and benefits to include Shares, 30 days holiday + time off between Xmas and New Year, Private healthcare, Pension Plan, Life Assurance and more.