Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Scientific Publishing & AI

RELX International; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Home, office, or commuting allowance

Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and  …

Flexible working hours

Personal Choice budget

Internal communities and networks

Various employee discounts

Recruitment introduction reward

Employee Assistance Program (global)

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer to build cloud-hosted capabilities that support researchers through publication. You will work in dynamic Agile teams, shaping our next-generation product and embracing AI-enabled improvements.

The role combines hands-on development with architectural input, mentoring peers, and close collaboration with stakeholders. It is a hybrid role based in Oxford with weekly travel to the office.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java, Spring/Spring Boot, and a JS/TS framework (React/Angular) with willingness to learn others.
• Experience with build tools, Git, and CI (GitHub Actions or Jenkins).
• Proven ability to collaborate with teammates to create innovative solutions.
• Experience mentoring teammates and knowledge sharing.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (New Relic, OpenSearch, Kibana, Coralogix).
• Experience with IDEs (IntelliJ or VSCode) and refactoring tools.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito).
• Experience with Jira and Confluence for documentation.
• Real-world Agile (Scrum/Kanban) execution.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).
• Interest in AI-based solutions and ongoing learning.
• Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience.
• Champion industry best practices and standards.
• Some exposure to Devops (Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and deploying applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system to build our next-generation product
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to identify requirements and gather feedback in a fast-moving environment.
• Providing input into architectural decisions to ensure stability and performance
• Identifying and implementing enhancements to continually improve our delivery process
• Partnering with cross-functional Agile and DevOps implementation teams

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript/TypeScript

SQL

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Mentoring

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Jest

Mockito

IntelliJ/VSCode

TDD

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

New Relic

OpenSearch

Kibana

Coralogix

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

IntelliJ

VSCode

Jest

Mockito

Job description

Elsevier is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer to build cloud-hosted capabilities that support researchers through publication. You will work in dynamic Agile teams, shaping our next-generation product and embracing AI-enabled improvements.

The role combines hands-on development with architectural input, mentoring peers, and close collaboration with stakeholders. It is a hybrid role based in Oxford with weekly travel to the office.