Research Software Engineer

The Research Computing team at the University of Leeds is a cornerstone of the university's research efforts, designing, building and supporting innovative solutions to research problems and supporting our research community across a range of domains including Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Digital Humanities, Data Science, and other data- and compute-intensive research areas. We work collaboratively across the University to support reproducible, sustainable, and effective digital research practices, including close collaboration with Research Infrastructure Engineering, Library, and specialist digital research support teams.

As a Research Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development and support of research software, workflows, and computational approaches, while also helping researchers make effective use of institutional and national research computing infrastructure, including HPC and related platforms. The role combines technical delivery, collaborative problem-solving, user support, training, and community engagement across a diverse portfolio of research and service activities.

You will join a collaborative and growing team that values sustainable research practices, knowledge sharing, inclusive professional culture, and continuous learning. The team actively contributes to local, national, and international research software engineering and digital research communities, including workshops, internships, conferences, and collaborative initiatives that help strengthen digital research capability across the sector.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vibrant research environment while developing expertise across a broad range of digital research technologies, practices, and disciplines.

There are three full time roles available. The role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. Flexible working arrangements are also open for discussion.

What we offer:

- 26 days holiday plus approximately 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) — 42 days a year
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
- Discounted staff membership options at The Edge campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls
- Access to courses run by the Organisational Development & Professional Learning team
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions.