
Pertemps Reading
Scientific Software Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £95,000 - 95,000 per year
Requirements:- PhD in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
- Ideally experience in compilers, programming languages, or computer architecture
- Strong Python experience
- Experience with a compiled language such as C++, Rust, Julia, Haskell, or OCaml
- Experience with compiler development and SSA
- Understanding of modern software development, including Git, testing, CI/CD, and debugging
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
- Desirable: LLVM or MLIR experience
- Desirable: programming language design
- Desirable: compiler optimisation
- Desirable: scientific simulation or high-performance computing
- Desirable: open-source development experience
- Develop and maintain compiler infrastructure and SSA-based intermediate representations
- Design and develop programming languages and software tools
- Integrate simulation tools into software and cloud platforms
- Work closely with scientists and engineers to develop technical solutions
- Test, debug, optimise, and maintain high-quality software
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Git
- Hardware
- Haskell
- Julia
- LLVM
- OCaml
- Python
- Rust
More:
We are looking for an experienced Scientific Software Engineer to join our innovative technology team developing advanced software, simulation tools, and compiler technologies. You will work alongside software engineers, scientists, and hardware specialists to develop software that connects high-level programming languages with advanced hardware. Salary is competitive and the role is permanent.
last updated 36 week of 2026
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Pertemps Reading
South East London
IT
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£95,000
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 58% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks