Company Overview:

Climate Resource is a small but growing climate science research company dedicated to understanding and addressing the impacts of climate change and providing world-class climate science to a range of audiences. We are scientists, economists, and software engineers working together to answer interdisciplinary questions in climate science. We strive to put the best climate science in the hands of as many users as possible. A core part of our mission is to operationalise climate research, putting robust data and tools into the hands of key decision-makers and researchers worldwide.

With offices in Melbourne, Australia, and Berlin, Germany, we foster a flexible, inclusive working environment that supports hybrid arrangements. We support team members through different career and life stages while actively building diversity across our workplace as we grow.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Software Engineer to join our team, commencing January 2027. In this role, you will initially work as part of a team to design, build, and test a new system to operationalise the production, evaluation and publication of the forcing datasets driving the latest Earth System Models. A key focus will be extending the Climate Rapid Evaluation Framework (Climate-REF) to support the evaluation of these datasets and rethinking how researchers publish new forcing datasets. Beyond this key focus, you will also be exposed to our other work areas and contribute to other work as workload allows and priorities require. You will collaborate closely with team members across both our Melbourne and Berlin locations.

What you will do :

1. Build and maintain workflows, APIs and frontends to oversee the production,



QA/QC and publication of input forcing datasets.

2. Ensure forcing datasets are reproducible and validate compliance with established standards like the CF-conventions and developing standards for forcings data.

3. Deploy and manage workflows on cloud and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments using modern containerisation and CI/CD practices.

4. Contribute to the development of Climate-REF and leverage it to systematically evaluate generated forcing datasets.

5. Own work end to end, from scoping and design through testing and release, with guidance on direction from the team.

6. Write well-tested, thoroughly documented Python code, and actively participate in peer code reviews.

7. Contribute to stakeholder engagement, including with clients and collaboration partners from multiple research organisations, and to the presentation of outcomes.

8. Contribute to Climate Resource’s other research, products and tools across a broader range of projects, including projects for clients and projects focused on expanding our internal capacity and impact.

Qualifications:

- Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Earth System Sciences, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience).

- Demonstrated experience as a Research Software Engineer or software developer in a research-focused setting.

- Strong proficiency in Python and scientific software libraries (e.g., NumPy,



pandas, xarray).

- Experience with Git, automated testing suites, and continuous integration (CI) pipelines.

- Proactive problem-solver with strong initiative and a readiness to tackle new technical challenges.

- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a geographically distributed, multicultural team, to deliver high-quality outputs within the timelines required.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored for remote, asynchronous collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

- Desirable: Familiarity with climate model output, Earth System Models, and/or CMIP protocols.

- Desirable: Experience with High-Performance Computing environment workload managers (e.g., Slurm or PBS on NCI) or cloud deployments.

- Desirable: Experience with netCDF formats, CF conventions, CMORisation, or ESGF infrastructure.

- Desirable: Experience with building and maintaining APIs or TypeScript frontends.

Benefits:

- Collaboration as part of a small, expert, international team.

- Contribution to high-impact work addressing the challenge of climate change.

- Open-source work on tools and datasets used across the climate science community.

- Direct contribution to CMIP7, the international climate modelling effort that informs IPCC assessments.

- Flexible working arrangements with support for hybrid remote and in-office work.

Please apply with your CV, cover letter and include links to relevant code samples (e.g., GitHub PRs or projects). Academic publications are welcome but not required. Applications close 27th November 2026. For any questions regarding the position, please email ••••@climate-resource.com.

📌 Backend/Research Software Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Climate Resource
📍 Melbourne