Senior Software Engineer

RELX; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global analytics company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II in Oxford to enhance cloud-hosted systems that support scientific research publishing. You will collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and help design applications using modern technologies like Java and Spring Boot. The role offers a flexible hybrid working environment and various employee benefits, ensuring work-life balance and continuous professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Access to learning platforms

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Competitive pension scheme

Employee discounts via Perks at Work

Qualifications

• Proficiency in technologies including Java, Spring Boot, and JavaScript.
• Experience with build tools and continuous integration practices.
• Ability to collaborate and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback.
• Enhance delivery processes for continuous improvement.

Skills

Java 17 or higher

Spring / Spring Boot

JavaScript / TypeScript (React, Angular, etc.)

SQL

Git

JIRA

Tools

GitHub Actions / Jenkins

NewRelic

OpenSearch / Kibana

IntelliJ / VSCode

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Would you like to help create products to support the sharing of scientific knowledge?

Do you enjoy collaborating to solve complex technical problems?

About the 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.

About our Team

Our dynamic Agile team delivers innovative technology solutions to assist editors in quickly and accurately identifying the best manuscripts for publication in world-renowned peer-reviewed journals. Our goal is to leverage the latest advancements in technology, including all aspects of AI, to bring the most relevant and critical information about each manuscript directly to our editors’ fingertips.

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 technologies.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer you will be responsible for:

• 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

Requirements

• Demonstrate proficiency in most of these technologies; Java 17 or higher, Spring / Spring Boot, a JavaScript / TypeScript tool (React, Angular, etc), SQL with a willingness to learn the others.
• 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 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, k8 / Kubernetes, AWS)
• Wanting to learn or have experience with AI based solutions

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that 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 long‑term goals.

• Working remotely from home or in our office in a flexible hybrid style
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co‑workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing 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
• 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 benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season 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 at Work

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