Infrastructure Research Engineer (R&D/Cloud/Telecoms)

JR United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is looking for an Infrastructure Research Engineer to join their Systems Infrastructure Research Lab in Edinburgh. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge research problems, collaborating with renowned scientists to innovate and influence both academia and industry. The successful candidate will engage in impactful projects, bridging research and engineering, and will need a strong educational background in Computer Science. Excellent programming skills and the ability to work effectively in teams are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Comfortable with system design and implementation.
• In-depth understanding of operating systems, distributed systems, or cloud computing.
• Good programming skills in at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the exploration of emerging technologies and systems.
• Engage in system design, analysis, and prototype development.
• Design and evaluate key technologies and algorithms.

Skills

Programming skills

Communication

Teamworking

Research methodology

Education

Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Tools

C/C++

Go

Python

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Infrastructure Research Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a driven Infrastructure Engineer to join a Global Technology Company, working at their "Systems Infrastructure Research Lab" in Edinburgh, Scotland.

As an engineer in the SIR Lab, you will collaborate with leading scientists, tackle cutting-edge research problems in systems, foster influence in academia and industry through technological innovations, and cultivate partnerships with local and global research teams.

You will be working alongside a team whose distinct position enables them to bridge the gap between cutting-edge systems research and practical engineering environments, facilitating the translation of the latest breakthroughs into production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the research and development team's exploration of emerging technologies and systems.

• Engage in team projects to conduct system design, analysis, and prototype development.

• Play a role in selecting research problems, designing solutions, analysing results, and building prototypes to showcase the advantages and challenges of these technologies across various data center and cloud applications.

• Design, implement, and evaluate key technologies and associated algorithms.

• Actively engage with academia, industry, and open-source communities to establish influence and contribute to the broader technological landscape

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Be comfortable with research methodology.

• Be comfortable with system design and implementation.

• Have an in-depth understanding of operating systems and/or distributed systems and/or cloud computing.

• Good programming skills, master of at least one language, such as C/C++, Go, Python etc.

• Good communication and teamworking skills.

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