Full-Stack Software Engineer III

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

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-hosted web applications. You will collaborate with an Agile cross-functional team to turn complex requirements into user-focused solutions and continuously improve engineering practices.

The role emphasizes modern tech like Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Angular, and TDD with Jira/Confluence. A strong emphasis on learning and contributing to the delivery pipeline is expected.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript with web development experience.
• Experience building cloud-hosted distributed systems and services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system.
• Contribute to architectural discussions to ensure stability, scalability, and performance.
• Identify and implement improvements to engineering practices and the delivery pipeline to increase quality and speed.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional Agile team to deliver positive business outcomes.
• Work with stakeholders to clarify requirements and iterate on feedback.

Skills

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

React/Angular

SQL

Git

IntelliJ/VSCode

TDD/Jest Mockito

Jira/Confluence

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

AI knowledge

Tools

IntelliJ

VSCode

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Are you passionate about driving innovative solutions in web development?

Do you thrive on transforming complex requirements into seamless, user-friendly applications?

About Team:

Our dynamic Agile team is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology for the future of peer review in scientific discovery. We are creating an innovative peer review system to enhance the review process.

About Role:

This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The successful candidate will have the ability to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems, including the design of the program flow of separate pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to ensure stability, scalability, and performance.
• Identify and implement improvements to engineering practices and the delivery pipeline to increase quality and speed.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional Agile team (engineering, product, QA, DevOps) to deliver positive business outcomes.
• Work with business stakeholders to clarify requirements, iterate on feedback, and deliver user-focused solutions in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements:

• Demonstrate some proficiency in most of these technologies; Java, JavaScript / TypeScript tool (React, Angular, etc), SQL with a willingness to learn the others.
• Display some experience with version control system (i.e. git)
• Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions
• Have experience with a modern IDE (IntelliJ / VSCode) and proficiency in using the refactoring tools
• Be open to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices
• Have some experience of test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito)
• Be familiar with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
• Have some real knowledge of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban)
• Wanting to learn or have experience with AI based solutions
• Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

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