Hybrid HPC Optimisation Scientist Engineer

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Annual leave 27.5–32.5 days

Market supplement £2,000 p.a.

Support for flexibility and hybrid‑arr

Job summary

Met Office in the United Kingdom is seeking an exceptional HPC Optimisation Foundation Scientific Software Engineer to contribute to large-scale climate and weather applications on HPC systems. The role offers hybrid working and a 37-hour week with a focus on advancing Next Generation Modelling Systems and AI/data science adoption.

The Foundation SSE role provides opportunities for development and progression within the SSE family and beyond, requiring collaboration across teams and

Qualifications

• Lead with insight into software delivery and performance of scientific apps.
• Engage stakeholders to understand requirements and context.
• Apply QA processes and standards in your work.
• Communicate knowledge clearly to diverse audiences.
• Develop own skills and support others across teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and optimise the performance of scientific applications.
• Benchmark scientific applications on current and future supercomputer hardware.
• Develop software, tools and methods to improve performance, scalability and portability.
• Collaborate with scientific and technical colleagues to improve HPC applications.
• Share knowledge of optimisation tools, parallel programming techniques and future supercomputer capabilities.

Skills

Performance optimization

Software development

Stakeholder engagement

Quality Assurance

Communication

Skill development

Job description

Met Office in the United Kingdom is seeking an exceptional HPC Optimisation Foundation Scientific Software Engineer to contribute to large-scale climate and weather applications on HPC systems. The role offers hybrid working and a 37-hour week with a focus on advancing Next Generation Modelling Systems and AI/data science adoption.

The Foundation SSE role provides opportunities for development and progression within the SSE family and beyond, requiring collaboration across teams and