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-generation AI powered 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’re looking for an innovative, passionate Senior Software 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. As a 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: -
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
- 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
- Experience with component libraries, modular styling, and reusable UI components
- Experience building 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
- Strong collaboration, ownership, problem-solving, and adaptability skills
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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