Company: City, University of London
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
As Research Software Engineer, you will help build a modern web-based Data Repository for HS2 monitoring data, supporting uploading, accessing, and sharing sensor data. You will work with the Engineering team at City St George’s to deliver backend APIs, front-end interfaces, and robust data structures. You will translate research needs into reliable, secure software while meeting project milestones on a high-profile infrastructure program. This role offers the chance to shape long-term data legacy and contribute to practical, real-world engineering challenges.
Pay / Benefits
- sector-leading salary
- pension scheme
- staff training and development
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and document a web-based Data Repository with back-end services, APIs and front-end applications for monitoring data
- Implement data ingestion, storage, and retrieval for time-series monitoring data
- Collaborate with research team and HS2 stakeholders to translate data requirements into technical solutions
- Define common data structures and ensure system reliability, security and good documentation
- Deliver project milestones using Python and/or JavaScript, FastAPI, SQL, time-series databases, Docker and GitHub
Key requirements
- collaboration with researchers and stakeholders
- clear communication
- documentation
- Python
- JavaScript
- FastAPI
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Posted: October 1st, 2026