Research IT Programmer, UCD Mathematics and Statistics, Temp

EURAXESS Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University College Dublin School of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for a Scientific Software Engineer to lead software engineering, data infrastructure, and computational workflows for the Aimsir Centre.

You will design robust pipelines, real-time ingestion systems, and scalable ML infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform, collaborating with Met Éireann and researchers.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining robust computational pipelines.
• Ability to containerise software models and deploy ML workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering, data infrastructure, and computational workflows for the Aimsir Centre within the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics.
• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines and real-time ingestion systems, using GCP where applicable.

Job description

Organisation/Company University College Dublin Research Field Mathematics » Statistics Mathematics » Statistics Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 8 Sep 2026 - 12:06 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This 4-year fixed-term post is funded to lead the software engineering, data infrastructure, and computational workflows for the Aimsir Centre (AI for Meteorological Services, Innovation and Research) within the UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics. The Scientific Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain robust computational pipelines, real-time data ingestion systems, and scalable machine learning infrastructure supporting state-of-the-art AI weather models.

Reporting to the Centre Director, Met Éireann Professor Andrew Parnell, the successful candidate will manage end-to-end data pipelines streaming from a nationwide citizen-science weather sensor network across 560 post-primary schools. The engineer will primarily use Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as their primary cloud ecosystem. The role holder will work autonomously to support academic researchers, implement FAIR data principles, containerise software models, and facilitate software integration with external stakeholders, including Met Éireann.

Salary Scale: €60,000 - €70,000 per annum Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 8 September 2026

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.