Junior Research Software Engineer

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Salary: The starting salary will be from £33,482 (pro rata) on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Junior Research Software Engineer

Location: Exeter (Hybrid)

Date posted: 11/04/2025

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours: 36.5

Package: Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type: Research

Job reference: Q04058

Job description

Research Services

Two new full-time posts are available immediately on a permanent basis. These roles offer the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

Research Software Engineers

The University of Exeter Research Software and Analytics Group, consisting of Research Software Engineers (RSEs), Research Data Scientists and Research Data Stewards, supports cutting-edge research across the university, improving reproducibility and bolstering impact. RSEs make a vital contribution to the university's research portfolio by designing and developing software tools of a professional standard to address real-world challenges spanning the spectrum of computational and social science.

We are seeking aspiring software developers to join the team.

Every RSE in the team is a member of the academic community and collaborates with researchers across the university to create and extend software that facilitates and embodies research in a readable, reliable and reproducible fashion. A Junior RSE would be provided with the opportunity to develop expertise in professional software development practices, alongside domain-specific knowledge, through on-the-job and formal training, enabling them to actively contribute to the research process and prepare for progression to RSE within a few years.

About you

Successful applicants will be aspiring software developers with programming competency and a commitment to developing new expertise. You should have demonstrable experience of writing software, supplemented by an understanding of the importance of best practices in software development and a proven aptitude for computational thinking. This experience could have been acquired working in industry or via a master's degree that required significant use of computer programming and software engineering. Prior experience of contributing to research projects through collaboration with academic researchers is desirable.

About the Research Software and Analytics Group

You will join a rapidly growing team of dedicated, friendly and enthusiastic technical professionals with a diverse set of interests and backgrounds. We value collaboration, respect and an openness to innovative practices and ways of working. We adopt a flexible, hybrid working style with some home working. Every member of the team is part of the academic community and collaborates with researchers across the university to further the impact of Exeter research.

University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world-leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast-growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• Options for flexible working
• Numerous discounts at leading retailers
• Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further Information

Please contact Dr Fliss Guest, Deputy Head of Research Software Engineering ( ).