Software Engineer

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)

Other helpful information

Hybrid Working: At EMBL-EBI we are pleased to offer hybrid working options for all our employees.

A dedicated desk will be available everyday, but our team work two days on site (Monday’s & Tuesday’s) and three from home.

Interviews: We plan to hold introductory meetings with selected candidates in September 2026.

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 £595 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 contract

Salary

Monthly salary starting at £3,452.05 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.

How to apply

To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system before the closing date.

DORA - EMBL

is a signatory of DORA and is committed to hiring and training outstanding research, service, and administrative personnel.

To apply

please submit a covering letter and CV via our online system. Applications will close on 16/08/2026.