Research Scientist - Contractor

Summary: The Research Scientist - Contractor role at Huawei Research and Development UK Limited focuses on advancing data centre infrastructure through innovative research in computer systems and AI. The position is ideal for recent PhD graduates or exceptional B.Sc. or M.Sc. graduates looking to gain industrial research experience. Candidates will engage in rapid prototyping, performance optimization, and contribute to high-impact research publications. The role emphasizes collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to translate research into practical solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rapid Prototyping: Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to quickly develop and test proof-of-concept prototypes, validating research ideas in real-world, industrial environments.
• Performance Optimization: Perform detailed profiling and optimization of operating systems and large-scale distributed systems, leveraging a range of heterogeneous hardware (e.g., CPU, NPU) for enhanced performance.
• Research Publications: Transform research findings and innovative contributions into high-impact publications in top-tier academic journals and conferences.
• Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation outlining research methods, design decisions, and implementation specifics to ensure reproducibility and support internal knowledge sharing.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate research progress, performance insights, and key outcomes to internal stakeholders through clear and engaging presentations.

Key Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Comfortable with research methodology.
• In-depth understanding of operating systems and/or distributed systems and/or cloud computing and/or machine learning algorithms.
• Good programming skills, master of at least one language, such as C/C++.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• PhD in operating systems, distributed systems, machine learning, or a related field (desired).
• Published papers in top journals/conferences focused on systems and/or machine learning (desired).
• Experience in the full lifecycle of developing, deploying, and maintaining large-scale cloud production systems (desired).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT