Senior Software Engineer II

Elsevier; Delhi; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Long Service Award

New Baby Gift

Subsidized Meals

Leave Policy

Office Transport

Job summary

Elsevier in Delhi is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to help build the Libra expert evaluation platform and advance our Search and AI Platform.

You will design scalable frontend solutions with React 18 and TypeScript, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and mentor teammates while delivering high-quality, testable code, with a focus on SOLID principles, CI/CD, and ownership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of frontend software engineering experience.
• Strong React 18, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript skills.
• Deep SPA architecture knowledge and reusable UI components.
• Experience with REST API integrations and test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable frontend apps using React 18 and TypeScript.
• Build and enhance frontend capabilities for the Libra expert evaluation platform.
• Develop apps with React, TypeScript, Vite, NestJS/Node.js, and Playwright.
• Translate requirements into technical plans and high-quality implementations.
• Design SPA architecture, routing, API integrations, and reusable components.
• Write unit, component, and end-to-end tests to ensure quality.
• Champion clean code, SOLID principles, and CI/CD standards.
• Collaborate with PMs and Eng teams; mentor engineers and drive excellence.

Skills

React 18

TypeScript

JavaScript

SPA architecture

REST API integration

Testing: Vitest

CI/CD

Agile/Kanban

Team mentorship

AWS/ECS

Tools

Vite

Yarn

Docker

nginx

GitHub Actions

NestJS/Node.js

Job description

Senior Software Engineer II – Search and AI Platform

Are you a Senior Software Engineer II looking for an innovative role?

Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of technology?

About our Team:

The Search and AI Platform is Elsevier’s agentic data platform which powers products such as LeapSpace, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Clinical Key, Reaxys, Libra and our next-generationAIpowered search systems.

The platform uses agentic services to interrogate our rich knowledge graphs, search and recommendation systems, and our unparalleled collection of research data to deliver insights to the scientific community so they can collaborate more effectively, work smarter, and deliver quality research more quickly.

We’relooking for an innovative, passionate SeniorSoftware Engineer to work as part of the teams building and enhancing our platform to deliver intelligent, scalable solutions that create real value for our clients.

About the Role:

The Libra Team is a core part of Elsevier’s Search and AI Platform. This team works on building this Evaluation Platform for Subject Matter Expert (SME) to review AI-generated medical content item-by-item, provide ratings/feedback based on predefined metrics, track team progress, and export results for quality assurance and model improvement purposes. Asa Senior Software Engineer, you will work with passionate team to design and deliver robust frontend capabilities solutions for expert evaluation platform for Libra services.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance frontend applications using React 18 and TypeScript.
• Build and enhance frontend capabilities for the Libra expert evaluation platform.
• Develop applications using React, TypeScript, Vite, NestJS/Node.js, and Playwright.
• Translate product requirements into technical solutions, development plans, and high-quality implementations.
• Design and implement SPA architecture, routing, API integrations, and reusable UI components.
• Write and maintain unit, component, and end-to-end tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
• Champion clean code, SOLID principles, engineering best practices, and CI/CD quality standards.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and engineering teams while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional experience in frontend software engineering, building scalable web applications.
• Strong hands-on expertise in React 18, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript.
• Deep understanding of SPA architecture, React Router, data loaders/actions, and route-based data flow.
• Strong experience with component libraries, modular styling, and reusable UI components.
• Experience building reliable REST/API integrations using service-layer patterns and centralized API clients.
• Hands-on experience with Vitest, Testing Library, ESLint, strict TypeScript, and CI quality gates.
• Practical knowledge of Vite, Yarn, Docker, nginx, AWS/ECS, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions.
• Experience working in Agile/Kanban environments, with strong collaboration, ownership, problem-solving, and adaptability skills.

Work in a way that works for you:

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

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 for you:

Benefits

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:

• Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)
• Group Life insurance/accident policy
• Generous long-service awards
• New Baby gift
• Subsidized food provided (applies to India- Chennai)
• Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, Gazetted Public Holiday and Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Free Transport provided to and from the office (applies to India-Chennai)

About Us:

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

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