Snr Software Engineer/Research Software Engineer

Health Data Research UK

Location Flexible
Salary £55,000-£70,000
  • Closing: 5:00pm, 28th Jan 2023 GMT

Perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Work from home option
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Extra holiday
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Team social events

Candidate happiness

8.50 (3282)

Job Description

HDR UK requires the services of an experienced Software Engineer to develop the next phase of its flagship Innovation Gateway ( www.healthdatagateway.org ) and associated services and APIs and work with the wider Technology Ecosystem across a range of academic groups.

This role may suit someone with an academic research software engineering background who would like to bring their domain knowledge to the Gateway and Technology Ecosystem.

The Innovation Gateway was released in May 2020 and provides a key resource to discover and access health data resources for researchers and data custodians.  Its primary function is providing visibility to and supporting access requests for data sets by researchers in the UK and around the globe to health data that can support them in their quest to deliver scientific insights, that improve health and healthcare of the UK and worldwide populations.

The Gateway today holds information on over 750 data sets which researchers can securely request access to and is supported by over 60 data custodians across the UK and the globe.

These data sets have supported the publication of over 1,900 impactful papers at the cutting edge of scientific and medical discoveries.

The Gateway has been a critical deliverable in HDR UK’s first quinquennium (5 years) and we are really looking to scale up as we look forward into the future to support 1,000’s of researchers on a global basis discovery and gain access to data in a trustworthy and secure fashion, enabling discoveries that improve people’s lives. HDR UK are also building a Technology Ecosystem working with a range of academic groups across the UK to enhance the technological offering.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide individual contribution as a full stack hands-on developer, work within the Gateway and wider Technology Ecosystem development teams, carry out code review & quality checks and document as required. Ideally you will also bring your health data domain knowledge to the teams. 

 

Main Responsibilities:

o   Developing all different aspects of the Gateway and Technology Ecosystem including Search, Content Management, APIs, Visualisations and Integrations

o   Working to an agile methodology

o   Working in sprints

o   Documenting code, conducting code reviews for the team and maintaining high quality, performant and testable code

o   Troubleshooting and supporting development issues as they arise working with the team

Dimensions

·       This is a full-time or part-time role, depending on preference.

·       This role is home-based, however you will be required from time to time to work at other premises or sites, but this is not expected to exceed one day of travel per week

 

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Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Sat 28th Jan 2023

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Sat 28th Jan 2023