Software Engineer, Data Collection & Distributed Systems

Mackin Talent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare + pension

Laptop & phone

Leave allowance (25 days pro-rata)

Job summary

Mackin Talent is seeking a Software Engineer for the Data Collection and Engineering team based in Cambridge, UK. The role focuses on maintaining and expanding software for our data collection lab, including the Command and Control web interface and device controllers.

12-month duration with five days onsite at the Cambridge office. Responsibilities include building and validating data collection workflows, deploying upgrades, and ensuring system health.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of professional programming experience.
• Proficiency in Python for large projects.
• Linux experience and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to support data collection from prototype wearable devices.
• Improve data collection lab software and the Command and Control web interface.
• Deploy, test and evaluate upgrades to the distributed data collection platform.
• Work onsite to debug problems and perform root cause analyses.
• Collaborate with engineers to triage issues and design solutions.
• Promote best practices across the engineering team and researchers.

Skills

Python

Linux

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Time synchronization

Hardware sensors

Audio formats

Video formats

Databases

Testing frameworks

Windows administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Job description

Mackin Talent is seeking a Software Engineer for the Data Collection and Engineering team based in Cambridge, UK. The role focuses on maintaining and expanding software for our data collection lab, including the Command and Control web interface and device controllers.

12-month duration with five days onsite at the Cambridge office. Responsibilities include building and validating data collection workflows, deploying upgrades, and ensuring system health.