Senior Software Engineer I

RELX; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in information and analytics is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build advanced applications for scientific research. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, experience with modern frameworks, and a commitment to a collaborative work environment. This position promotes work/life balance and offers numerous benefits, including health screening and learning resources.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Access to a contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts scheme

Learning and development resources

Maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or Java.
• Experience with front-end frameworks, particularly React.
• Familiarity with cloud development.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing cloud-hosted applications.
• Collaborating with stakeholders on requirements.
• Mentoring team members and supporting their development.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

React

Git

Continuous integration

Cloud environments

Monitoring tools

Test-driven development

Job description

Overview

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

Do you enjoy collaborating to solve complex technical problems?

About our Team

Our global team support products education electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today's modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we've worked to get to and strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, 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

• 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. Supporting and mentoring team members to share knowledge and up-skill your team.
• Identifying and implementing enhancements to continually improve our delivery process.

Requirements

• Demonstrate proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or Java with a willingness to learn the other.
• Show experience with both front-end, particularly React, and back-end frameworks.
• Display experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration
• Be familiar with how to design and develop for cloud environments
• Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions for the research community
• Show experience with alerting, monitoring and logging tools
• Demonstrate experience with a modern IDE and proficiency in using 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

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 your long-term goals.

Working for you

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
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES 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 scheme via Perks at Work

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. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress.

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