About the job

This Research Software Engineer role at the University of Glasgow’s Urban Big Data Centre is a highly technical position focused on designing, developing and maintaining production-grade software systems for urban data research and public impact. The role involves building scalable backend platforms including databases, APIs, ETL pipelines, authentication services and data pipelines, alongside developing modern frontend applications and user interfaces using technologies such as JavaScript, React, Next.js, Python and Node.js. You will work closely with interdisciplinary teams of researchers, data scientists and external partners, supporting data-intensive research projects, geospatial and big data applications, database optimisation, API integration, and user-centred design. The position explicitly states eligibility for sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route (subject to meeting tradeable points), offers relocation assistance, flexible working, generous leave and benefits, and provides an opportunity to contribute to real-world, socially impactful technology projects in a leading UK research institution.