Senior Software Engineer

Elsevier; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Access to learning platforms

Health screening and eye care vouchers

Life assurance and pension scheme

Share option scheme

Travel seasonal ticket loan

Parental leave policies

Emergency care access

Volunteering opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

A leading academic publishing company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to develop cloud-hosted applications, ensuring technical stability and performance. Candidates should have experience with modern development practices, including Agile and test-driven methodologies. The role involves collaborating closely with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, mentoring peers, and contributing to architectural decisions. This full-time position offers a generous benefits package including a holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience with build tools and Git for continuous integration.
• Ability to collaborate with team members to create innovative solutions.
• Experience in supporting and mentoring team members.
• Familiarity with alerting and logging tools like NewRelic and OpenSearch.
• Experience with modern IDEs and their refactoring tools.
• Proficiency in test-driven development with libraries like Jest and Mockito.
• Knowledge of Agile practices and execution.
• Familiarity with cloud environments including Docker and AWS.
• Willingness to learn or experience with AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop applications for a cloud-hosted distributed system.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements quickly.
• Provide input into architectural decisions for performance benefits.
• Implement enhancements to improve delivery processes.
• Partner with Agile and DevOps teams.

Skills

Build tools and Git

Collaboration and innovation

Mentoring and knowledge sharing

Monitoring and logging tools (NewRelic, OpenSearch / Kibana)

Modern IDE proficiency (IntelliJ / VSCode)

Test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito)

Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban)

Cloud environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS)

AI based solutions

Job description

Senior Software Engineer II

Location: Elsevier, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will build capabilities to support scientific researchers through the process of submitting the research for publication. We are continually evolving our technology in response to researchers’ needs and to the ever-changing technical landscape, including the use of AI technology.

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 staff

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate proficiency in the majority of our requirements, with a willingness to learn new ones as needed.

• Display experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration (GitHub Actions / Jenkins)
• Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions
• Have experience of supporting and mentoring team members to share knowledge and up-skill team members
• Show experience with alerting, monitoring and logging tools (NewRelic, OpenSearch / Kibana)
• Demonstrate 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 experience of test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito)
• Be familiar with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
• Real world experience of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban)
• Be familiar with how to design and develop for cloud environments (i.e. Docker, k8s / Kubernetes, AWS)
• Wanting to learn or have experience with AI based solutions

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Access to learning platforms and encouragement to book up to 10 days focused learning/development time per year
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical programs
• Life assurance and access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel seasonal ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RELX Cares 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 employee discounts via Perks

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Information Services and IT System Data Services