Summary
We are looking for a brilliant developers to join the Research team and help us liberate humanity from passwords. This is an academic research project that is currently spinning out a start-up company, which presents numerous opportunities for employees of the University. The University of Cambridge is renowned for entrepreneurship and innovation. The start-up is currently going through the prestigious CyLon business accelerator.
This is a contract opportunity for an immediate start working up until Christmas.
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SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:
The single most important requisite for the job is to be a great programmer. After that, enthusiasm and versatility. We want someone who is keen to try their hand at new things. Programming experience in industry is appreciated but not required. Candidates should have a good undergraduate or Masters degree in computer science or a related discipline. From a technical perspective, any of the following attributes will be valued, but none is an absolute requirement:
- Fluent in one or more of Javascript, Java, Python, C, C++, Objective-C or Swift
- iOS and/or macOS development experience
- Linux, Windows or Android experience
- Basic understanding of HCI/UX and/or security
- Full development lifecycle
- Experience with backend authentication and Single Sign-On systems (Kerberos, Active Directory, Okta, etc.)
You enjoy learning and using new programming languages, libraries, platforms and tools, which best suit the job at hand. Ideally, you are able to demonstrate this ability through a selection of previous projects.
Candidates will be appointed to the Research Assistant (£25,298 - £29,301) or Research Associate (£29,301 - £38,183) scale based on their experience. A PhD is not required for this role. Candidates for the Research Associate scale, normally reserved for post-docs, will need substantial programming experience in industry.
Office address
Trinity College, University of Cambridge
