Job Description

Software Engineer III

About the team:

Our dynamic agile teams deliver technology that helps researchers publish high-quality scientific research. The Software Engineer contributes to building capabilities that improve the quality of scientific research.

About the role:

The Software Engineer will contribute within a cross-functional product team to build and enhance ScienceDirect’s cloud-hosted web applications across backend (Java) and frontend(JavaScript/TypeScript) components.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and deploying applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system to build our next-generation product
• Collaborating with product, UX and QA to clarify requirements and incorporate 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
• Exploring opportunities to use AI‑assisted and agentic tools (for example, code assistants, test‑generation or documentation agents) to improve development workflows, while following team guidelines and good engineering practices.

Requirements:

• Demonstrate proficiency in most of these technologies: Java, Spring / Spring Boot, a JavaScript /TypeScript tool (React or equivalent), with a willingness to learn the others.
• Display experience with build tools, Git, and continuous integration (Terraform, GitHub Actions /Continuous Integration tools).
• Have some experience of supporting and mentoring team members to share knowledge and up-skill team members.
• Show some experience with alerting, monitoring, and logging tools (such as NewRelic, OpenSearch /Kibana, Coralogix).
• Have 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 some experience of test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito, Playwright)
• Be familiar with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
• Have some real-world experience of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban)
• Have some familiarity with how to design and develop for cloud environments (i.e. docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
• Have familiarity with, or a strong interest in learning about, AI-assisted and agentic tools (for example, code assistants, documentation or testing agents) and how they can support software development.
• Be open to safely experimenting with agentic AI tools, sharing learnings with the team, and helping to identify appropriate use cases that improve quality, speed or developer experience.
• Demonstrate eagerness to learn and grow skills and experience.

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 

About the Business:

Elsevier is a global information analytics company specializing in science and health. For over 140 years we’ve partnered with the scientific and medical communities to advance knowledge, improve outcomes, and foster innovation. Our content and technology help researchers, educators, and healthcare professionals in over 170 countries make critical decisions with confidence. Elsevier is part of RELX, a top 10 FTSE 100 company and global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools

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