Research Software Engineer

Society of Research Software Engineering; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health informatics consortium in Nottingham is seeking a developer to create secure platforms and user-friendly applications for health data research. Ideal candidates will have experience in full-stack application development and a solid understanding of software engineering practices. This role offers the chance to contribute to impactful research in the health sector.

Qualifications

• Experience developing full-stack applications or data platforms.
• Interest in supporting high-impact health research.
• Solid understanding of good software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure platforms.
• Create user-friendly applications for health data.
• Collaborate with researchers to ensure reliability and security.

Skills

Full-stack application development

Strong programming skills

Version control

Testing and deployment

Job description

Overview

Our Centre for Health Informatics is expanding to meet demand for trusted health data research. This role is key to delivering major projects that help shape the future of health data in the UK.

Find out more about the Centre for Health Informatics and our work:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/health-informatics/index.aspx

https://github.com/Health-Informatics-UoN

About the role

You will play a vital part in delivering high-quality, production-ready software to support innovative research projects in health data research. Day to day, you will design, develop and maintain secure platforms, and create user-friendly applications that enable researchers to use health data at scale. You will work closely with our collaborators to ensure our digital tools meet the highest standards of reliability, reproducibility, and security.

About the team

You will join a collaborative and growing health informatics team working at the cutting edge of digital research. You will contribute to a supportive environment where good engineering practice is shared, and your ideas help shape future research infrastructure.

About you

You will have experience developing full-stack applications or data platforms, strong programming skills, and an interest in supporting high-impact health research. You should have a solid understanding of good software engineering practices, version control, testing, and deployment. Experience working in research or health data contexts would be an advantage but is not essential.