Research Software Developer

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious academic institution is seeking a skilled Research Software Developer to join the ISARIC team at the Pandemic Sciences Institute. This role focuses on enhancing global clinical research by refining existing tools and developing new features in Python and AWS. Applicants should hold a relevant postgraduate qualification and have strong professional experience, including maintaining production code. This full-time position spans 24 months and is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Expertise in Python and AWS is essential.
• Experience with maintaining production-level codebases.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and maintain ISARIC tools and applications.
• Ensure code reliability and scalability through testing.
• Oversee deployment and optimisation of applications in AWS.

Skills

Python

AWS

Code reliability

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Postgraduate or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Engineering or Data Science

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Research Software Developer to join the International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) team at the Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) within the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM). This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a globally recognised platform that supports rapid, evidence-based responses to emerging infectious diseases.

As a member of our team, you will work alongside clinicians, data scientists, epidemiologists, software engineers, and statisticians to support the ongoing development, maintenance, and testing of the suite of tools and platforms developed by ISARIC. Your work will play a key role in enabling better data capture, sharing, and analysis across global clinical research efforts.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and maintain the codebase of existing ISARIC tools and applications, leading the development of new features and functionalities to meet evolving needs of ISARIC members, users, and researchers.
• Ensure code reliability, modularity, and scalability through automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee deployment, monitoring, and optimisation of applications in AWS environments.
• Manage and integrate databases to support ISARIC's software ecosystem and ensure all tools remain robust, user-friendly, and well-documented.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Engineering or Data Science.
• Professional experience demonstrating expertise in Python and AWS; experience maintaining production-level codebases is essential.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 24 months and is funded by the Wellcome Trust.