Environmental Research Software Engineer (IoT)

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology as an Environmental Research Software Engineer. In this hybrid role, you will design and develop software systems to manage and analyze environmental sensor data, contributing to impactful scientific research in water resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development and environmental data management.
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and IoT technologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software systems for environmental data management.
• Enhance cloud-based research platforms and data services.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle.

Skills

Software Development

IoT Integrations

Data Analysis

API Development

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

Salary - £37,405 to £41,298

Hybrid working (50/50)

Permanent

Wallingford (Oxfordshire) based

Closing date for applications: 15th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.

Join the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)

As an experienced Environmental Research Software Engineer, join and become part of a vibrant team of over 600 scientists, engineers, and technical experts working to tackle complex environmental challenges.

We are seeking an Environmental Research Software Engineer to support our Water Resources science area, contributing to the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) project. In this role, you’ll work alongside developers, data scientists, and technical specialists to design, build, and maintain software systems that manage and analyze environmental sensor data.

Your work will involve developing IoT integrations, structured data storage solutions, and scalable APIs, contributing across the full software development lifecycle—from design and prototyping to deployment and ongoing support. You’ll also help enhance our cloud-based research platforms (hosted on AWS) and environmental data services, enabling high-impact scientific research.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing new software systems and digital infrastructure, ...