Java Software Engineer
Would you like to help create products to support the sharing of scientific knowledge?
Do you enjoy collaborating to solve complex technical problems?
About the team:
Our dynamic Agile Teams deliver the technology that facilitates researchers to publish quality scientific research. As a Software Engineer, you will build capabilities to improve the quality of scientific research.
About the role:
As a Software Engineer, you will build capabilities to support researchers in sharing new knowledge with the broader research community.
Key responsibilities:
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
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 teams
Requirements:
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate proficiency in some of our requirements, with a willingness to learn new ones as needed.
Demonstrate some proficiency in most of these technologies: Java, JavaScript / TypeScript tool (React, Angular, etc), SQL, with a willingness to learn the others.
Display some experience with a version control system (i.e., Git)
Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions
Have experience with a modern IDE (IntelliJ / VSCode) and proficiency in using refactoring tools.
Be open to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices
Have some experience with test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito)
Be familiar with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
Have some real knowledge of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban)
Wanting to learn or have experience with AI-based solutions
Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience
Why join us?
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 organization. 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 in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Comprehensive Pension Plan
Home, office, or commuting allowance.
Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Family Care leave
Flexible working hours
Personal Choice budget
Internal communities and networks
Various employee discounts
Recruitment introduction reward
Employee Assistance Program (global)
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. 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.
We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.
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Skills Required
- Proficiency in Java
- Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript and frameworks (React, Angular)
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Experience with modern IDEs (IntelliJ or VSCode)
- Experience with test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito)
- Familiarity with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
- Knowledge of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban)
- Experience with or willingness to learn AI-based solutions
- Strong collaboration skills and eagerness to learn
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.
RELX Insights
What We Do
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.
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