About the Team
We are looking for a Software engineer with strong record in software development and interested in developing services for one of the most internationally used data resources in biological science, UniProt. Our team is very dynamic and interdisciplinary comprising talented and enthusiastic software engineers and bioinformaticians working closely together with biologists and scientists.
The UniProt resource is one of the most internationally used protein databases serving a large and diverse research community in genomics, proteins and proteomics.
Duties & Responsibilities
As part of your daily work, you will be designing and developing software and APIs for the UniProt data services and website, providing protein information to the scientific community and computational biologists. You will also be working in the design, maintenance and monitoring of the website cloud infrastructure. Scalability will be an important feature of your clear, concise, well tested and documented code. You will also be interested in applying analytic engines and technical approaches to distributed processing of big data. The ability to work towards tight deadlines is essential.
You have (Requirements)
A degree in Computer Science or related discipline
Software Engineer with at least 3 years of professional experience in software development in web back-end development
Experience in web cloud infrastructure
Experience in Agile processes
Good communication skills
Experience in Java and/or Python development
Experience in developing RESTful services
Experience in developing application using SpringBoot
Experience in developing web infrastructure (Solr, kubernetes)
Experience with Key value stores
Experience in git and basic Unix Commands
You might also have (Desirable)
Experience with large data processing technologies (Apache Spark)
Apply now! Benefits and Contract Information
Financial incentives: depending on circumstances, monthly family/marriage allowance of £278 monthly child allowance of £336 per child. Non resident allowance up to £569 per month. Annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
Hybrid working arrangements
Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
Generous time off : 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
Relocation package including installation grant (as applicable)
Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
Family benefits: On-site nursery, child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
Contract duration: This position is a 3 year project based contract
Salary: Monthly salary starting at £3,229 after tax but excl. pension & insurances) + benefits (Total package will be dependent on family circumstances)
International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a generous relocation package to support you.
To apply, please submit a covering letter and CV via our online system. Applications will close on 15/01/2026 .
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