Senior Software Engineer II

RELX Group; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in analytics is seeking a creative developer to enhance their data management. Responsibilities include designing robust applications and collaborating in a quality-focused team. The ideal candidate should have experience with Java and agile practices. This role promotes a healthy work/life balance with numerous benefits including flexible hours, health screening, and learning development resources.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Access to employee resource groups

Learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in programming skills on the JVM with either Java 8+ or Scala.
• Experience with agile practices for rapid development of quality software.
• Ability to rapidly grasp modern technologies to maintain product edge.

Responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, and implementing robust recommendation applications.
• Collaborating in a tight-knit, agile, quality-focused team.
• Building cloud infrastructure in AWS to host and monitor applications.

Skills

Java 8+

Scala

Agile practices

CI/TD

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Airflow

Spark

Job description

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic developer to showcase their work and enhance our data. Collaboration is key, so you should be open to pairing and committed to ongoing learning and mentoring colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, and implementing robust recommendation applications using best-practice agile development processes
• Working with technologies including Java, Scala, Spark, EMR, Kubernetes, and Airflow
• Building cloud infrastructure in AWS to host and monitor the applications, and automating common tasks mercilessly.
• Collaborating as part of a tight-knit, agile, quality-focused team to deliver tangible value to our customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in programming skills on the JVM with either Java 8+ or Scala
• Experience with agile practices for rapid development of quality software, such as CI/TD
• Candidate who can rapidly grasp modern technologies, languages, and tools to maintain our product's edge in a fast-changing industry
• Build an inclusive, positive, collaborative mindset and a desire to deliver genuine business value to our customers

Benefits

• Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
• 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 flexible hours - flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
• 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 the employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Company

About 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.