Senior Software Engineer II

Elsevier; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer II, where you will be part of a dynamic team developing cutting-edge recommendation systems. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern technologies like Java, Scala, and AWS, while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. You will contribute to meaningful projects that aid researchers in making significant scientific advancements. Enjoy a flexible work environment and a comprehensive benefits package that supports your well-being and career growth. If you're ready to make an impact, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Optional Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to extensive learning resources

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial software engineering to deliver server-side applications.
• Proficient in programming on the JVM with Java 8+ or Scala.
• Familiarity with agile practices for rapid software development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement recommendation applications using agile processes.
• Build cloud infrastructure in AWS for application hosting and monitoring.
• Collaborate with a quality-focused team to deliver value to customers.

Skills

Java

Scala

Spark

AWS

Kubernetes

Agile Development

Job description

Senior Software Engineer II

Do you have extensive software engineering experience?

Would you like to join our great software engineering team?

About Team:

The Recommenders team at Elsevier specialises in developing recommendation systems through Data Science and Machine Learning. Their goal is to aid researchers in finding relevant papers, funding opportunities, and peer reviewers, ultimately facilitating scientific breakthroughs and discoveries. They are motivated by the belief in technology's transformative potential to advance research.

About Role:

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic developer to showcase their work and enhance our data. Collaboration is key, so you should be open to pairing and committed to ongoing learning and mentoring colleagues.

Key Responsibilities :

• Designing, prototyping, and implementing robust recommendation applications using best-practice agile development processes

• Working with technologies including Java, Scala, Spark, EMR, Kubernetes, and Airflow

• Building cloud infrastructure in AWS to host and monitor the applications, and automating common tasks mercilessly.

• Collaborating as part of a tight-knit, agile, quality-focused team to deliver tangible value to our customers.

Requirements :

• Experience in commercial software engineering to deliver server-side applications.

• Experience in programming skills on the JVM with either Java 8+ or Scala

• Experience with agile practices for rapid development of quality software, such as CI/TD

• Candidate who can rapidly grasp modern technologies, languages, and tools to maintain our product's edge in a fast-changing industry.

• Build an inclusive, positive, collaborative mindset and a desire to deliver genuine business value to our customers.

Why Join Us?

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.

• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

• Wellbeing programs

• Life assurance

• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

• Save As You Earn share option scheme.

• Travel Season ticket loan.

• Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Optional Dental Insurance

• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.

• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.

• Access to extensive learning and development resources

• Access to the employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world .

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