Research Software Engineer Databases

Bright Purple; Scotland; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Database Senior Researcher in Edinburgh, offering a competitive salary up to £100,000. The role involves conducting systems research and developing next-generation database management systems. Candidates should possess a solid computer science background and experience in system-level programming languages like C, C++, Java, Rust, or Go. This position is part of a significant commitment to R&D in the UK, fostering innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with system-level programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Rust, or Go.
• Strong computer science background focusing on database management systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems research and empirical science on database management systems.
• Analyse requirements for next-generation database storage and query processing engines.
• Design and implement key technical components for database management systems.

Skills

Research methodology

System-level programming languages (C, C++, Java, Rust, Go)

Job description

Database Senior Researcher - Up to £100,000 - Edinburgh

We are working in close partnership with one of the world's most innovative tech companies with one of the largest R&D teams in the world with approximately 80,000 employees in their research centres. A household name, their products are used by hundreds of millions of people.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Database Senior Researcher for their Edinburgh R&D centre which forms part of the £3 billion+ they have committed to their British research operations.

The main responsibilities will be :

• Perform systems research and empirical science on current and future database management systems
• Analyse and understanding requirements for the next generation of database storage and query processing engines.
• Design, implement and deploy key technical building blocks for the next generation of database management systems.

If you are comfortable with research methodology and you have a solid computer science background with experience on system-level programming languages (C, C++, Java, Rust or Go), that's your new challenge!

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.