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
#J-18808-Ljbffr