Senior Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud, Hybrid Role

Elsevier; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Flexible hours

Parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Budget for personal choice

Job summary

Elsevier in Oxford is hiring for a senior software-focused role designing, developing, and deploying cloud-hosted distributed applications. You will work with stakeholders in a fast-moving environment to gather requirements and deliver improvements that affect researchers submitting publications.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring, React or Angular, CI/CD, cloud tooling (Docker/Kubernetes/AWS), and a strong Agile/DevOps mindset.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Java, Spring or Spring Boot, and a JavaScript/TypeScript framework such as React or Angular.
• Experience with build tools, Git, and CI tools like GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Experience mentoring team members and sharing knowledge.
• Experience with alerting/monitoring/logging tools such as New Relic/OpenSearch/Kibana.
• Experience with IDEs such as IntelliJ or VS Code and refactoring tools.
• Experience with test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest or Mockito).
• Experience documenting using Jira and Confluence.
• Practical experience with Agile methods (Scrum/Kanban).
• Familiarity with cloud design/development (Docker/Kubernetes/AWS).
• Interest in AI-based solutions and exposure to DevOps tools like Terraform.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-hosted applications in a distributed system.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements in a fast-moving environment.
• Contribute to architectural decisions for stability and performance.
• Identify and implement improvements to the delivery process.
• Partner with cross-functional Agile and DevOps teams.
• Build capabilities to support researchers submitting publications.

Skills

Java

Spring / Spring Boot

TypeScript

React

SQL

CI/CD

Git

New Relic / OpenSearch / Kibana

IntelliJ / VS Code

Jest / Mockito

Jira / Confluence

Agile / Scrum / Kanban

Docker / Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Elsevier in Oxford is hiring for a senior software-focused role designing, developing, and deploying cloud-hosted distributed applications. You will work with stakeholders in a fast-moving environment to gather requirements and deliver improvements that affect researchers submitting publications.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring, React or Angular, CI/CD, cloud tooling (Docker/Kubernetes/AWS), and a strong Agile/DevOps mindset.