***The interviews will be held on the Wednesday 4th March 2026***

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.   We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you interested in using your development and support knowledge and skills in a diverse Product Engineering function for Digital Library services? Are you an enthusiastic and driven individual with a desire to be part of a team delivering high-quality IT services to support digital access to the Libraries’ Cultural Collections?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.

The University’s Cultural Collections comprise hundreds of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, archives, art works and museum artefacts.  Our collections offer a rich resource for researchers, students and the wider research community.

As an Engineer with Python development skills, you will be working as part of a team to deliver the technical infrastructure and services of the Digital Library Infrastructure Project (DLIP), during and beyond the life of the project.  DLIP is a cornerstone project to support the University in meeting the objectives set out in the Digital Transformation component of the Universal Values, Global Changes, University of Leeds Strategy 2020 to 2030. It implements the Digital Futures strand of the Libraries Vision.

The Digital Library Infrastructure Project will deliver a sustainable digital libraries research and education infrastructure, respond to the rapidly changing expectations of our students, staff, and partners and support the aims of University’s strategy.

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