Senior Research Software Engineer
University of Cambridge, UK
Closing date: 20 March 2026
The university is looking for a Senior Research Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in the Research Software Engineer team at the Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS). This position provides a unique opportunity to be involved in research projects directly connected to climate science, and broader research into supporting climate science through computer science, software engineering and data science. The post also includes funding to support travel to conferences and for training activities to support career development.
In the face of the present climate crisis, there is pressing need for skilled software engineers to aid climate scientists in delivering a new generation of high-quality, high-performance and high-assurance models. ICCS is a multi-disciplinary institute that has been established to develop and deploy machine learning and computational tools to advance the understanding of climate systems and inform decision-making for both climate change prediction and mitigation.