Senior / Principal Database Researcher

Senior / Principle Database Researcher Database Management Systems Research & DevelopmentOur client are looking to recruit people whose skills and interests include transactional and/or analytical database management systems, storage engines, indexing engines, concurrent/parallel algorithms and data structures, distributed computing, graph theory and graph algorithm design, programming/query languages and fault-tolerant systems (especially transactional systems).Key Responsibilities:· Perform systems research and empirical science on future database management systems.· Analyse and understand requirements for the next generation of database storage and query processing engines.· Implement key technical building blocks for the next generation of database management systems.· Explore the latest database system frameworks for devices.Person Specification:· Have a solid computer science background.· Be comfortable with research methodology.· Be proficient in one or more system-level programming languages (C/C++, Rust, etc.).· Have excellent communications skills in English and ambition to deliver outstanding results.· Have participated in the implementation of (aspects of) a database management system or systems of a similar low-level nature (desired but not essential).· Have published papers at top peer-reviewed conferences or journals in fields related to the above (desired but not essential).What our client can offer:· Competitive salary (up to £100,000) and incentive schemes· Competitive Group Personal Pension Scheme and life cover· Private medical insurance and Cash Plan· Opportunity for training and development