Research Software Engineer - Databases

  • Bright Purple
  • Edinburgh, Midlothian
  • 21/11/2025
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications Java

Job Description

Database Senior Researcher - Up to £100,000 - Edinburgh We are working in close partnership with one of the world s most innovative tech companies with one of the largest R&D teams in the world with approximately 80,000 employees in their research centres. A household name, their products are used by hundreds of millions of people.
We are looking to recruit an exceptional Database Senior Researcher for their Edinburgh R&D centre which forms part of the £3 billion+ they have committed to their British research operations. The main responsibilities will be :
  • Perform systems research and empirical science on current and future database management systems
  • Analyse and understanding requirements for the next generation of database storage and query processing engines.
  • Design, implement and deploy key technical building blocks for the next generation of database management systems.
If you are comfortable with research methodology and you have a solid computer science background with experience on system-level programming languages (C,C++, Java, Rust or Go), that's your new challenge! Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.