Cambridge Residency Programme: Research Software Engineer
at Microsoft
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 07 Jul, 2024 | Not Specified | 07 Apr, 2024 | N/A | Color,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,Ordinances,Consideration,Citizenship,Python,Ethnicity,Regulations | No | No |
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Description:
We are seeking a Research Software Engineer with expertise in software development and an aptitude for research in the field of cloud data storage applications.
This is a two-year fixed-term post-doctoral position and is part of our Cambridge Residency programme within the Cloud Systems Futures research group. The Project Silica team is researching a revolutionary new technique to store data in glass using lasers, and read it using optical imaging, and our multi-disciplinary team innovates in all fields from the materials science to the cloud architecture.
This position is for a highly proficient computer scientist or software engineer who would like to work in a research setting, and who will have the opportunity to impact the progress of this exciting new storage system. You would be responsible for contributing across all aspects of our research prototypes, from software systems that control research equipment to cloud based processing pipelines that that analyse results.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with python, e.g. numpy etc.
- Knowledge of scientific computing e.g. image processing techniques.
- Experience working with or interfacing to hardware.
- Experience with cloud systems, e.g. Microsoft Azure.
- Able to work independently towards only partly-defined tasks interacting with others in the team to clarify needs and iterate quickly.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement new features to support research experiments.
- Collaborate with other disciplines to inform and achieve research goals.
- Work closely with scientists to understand the hypotheses and contribute the software components that will enable the research impact.
- Improve and maintain cloud-based results analysis.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Computer Software/Engineering
IT Software - Application Programming / Maintenance
Software Engineering
Phd
Proficient
1
Cambridge, United Kingdom