Would you like to help create products to support the sharing of scientific knowledge?
Do you enjoy collaborating to solve complex technical problems?
About our Team:-
Our dynamic Agile Team delivers the technology for Elsevier's Submissions unit under Academic & Governance.
About the Role: -
Join us as a Senior Software Engineer I, where you will create impactful solutions that support global researchers as they submit their work for publication. You will help drive the continuous evolution of our platform, navigating an ever-changing technical landscape to meet the modern needs of the scientific community.
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 teams
Requirements: -
- Demonstrate some proficiency in most of these technologies; Java, Spring / Spring Boot, a JavaScript / TypeScript tool (React, Angular, etc), SQL with a willingness to learn the others.
- Display some experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration (GitHub Actions / Jenkins)
- Experience with AI coding tools(copilot, claude code, codex, antigravity)
- Experience of Agentic Software Development (Spec-Driven Development) is desired.
- Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions
- 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 (NewRelic, 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)
- 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)
- Wanting to learn or have experience with AI based solutions
- Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience
- Be aware of industry best practices and standards
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: -
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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Skills Required
- Proficiency in Java, Spring or Spring Boot, a JavaScript or TypeScript framework such as React or Angular, and SQL
- Experience with build tools, Git, and continuous integration tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
- Experience with AI coding tools such as Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, or Antigravity
- Experience with agentic software development or spec-driven development
- Experience supporting and mentoring team members
- Experience with alerting, monitoring, and logging tools such as New Relic or Coralogix
- Experience using IntelliJ or VS Code and refactoring tools
- Experience with test-driven development and mocking libraries such as Jest or Mockito
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
- Real-world experience with Agile practices, Scrum, or Kanban
- Familiarity with cloud environments, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
- Interest in or experience with AI-based solutions
- Awareness of industry best practices and standards
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.
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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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