Are you excited to build cloud-native applications that help shape the future of healthcare technology?
Do you enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to create innovative solutions while continuously learning and growing your technical expertise?
About our Team:
The NPRE (New Peer Review Experience) team is part of Elsevier's publishing technology organization and is focused on transforming the peer review process. The team develops products and capabilities that support researchers, reviewers, and editors throughout the submission and peer review journey, helping improve the overall scientific publishing experience.
Join our Software Engineering Team
Our dynamic Agile Teams deliver the technology which facilitates researchers bringing their work to the world via trusted journals through peer-review.
About the Role:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build capabilities to support scientific researchers through the process of submitting the research for publication and undertaking peer-reviews others work. We are continually evolving our technology in response to researchers’ needs and to the ever-changing technical landscape, including the use of AI technologies.
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; JavaScript / TypeScript, Frontend framework Java/SpringBoot, SQL with a willingness to learn the others.
- Display some experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration
- 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
- Demonstrate experience with alerting, monitoring and logging tools
- Have experience with a modern IDE and proficiency in using the refactoring tools
- Be open to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices
- Be experienced in test-driven development and mocking libraries
- Have real world experience of Agile practices and execution
- Be capable in designing and developing for cloud environments
- Be familiar with AI coding tools
- Be familiar with how to design and develop for cloud environments (i.e. docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
- Be familiar with AI coding tools (copilot, claude, codex, antigravity)
- Some experience of Agentic software development is desired
- Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience
- Champion industry best practices and standards
- Some exposure to Devops and Infrastructure as Code
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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. 1
Working Pattern
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. 1
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.
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Skills Required
- Proficiency in most of JavaScript, TypeScript, frontend frameworks, Java, Spring Boot, and SQL, with willingness to learn the remaining technologies.
- Experience with build tools, Git, and continuous integration.
- Experience supporting and mentoring team members.
- Experience with alerting, monitoring, and logging tools.
- Experience using a modern integrated development environment and refactoring tools.
- Experience with test-driven development and mocking libraries.
- Real-world experience with Agile practices and execution.
- Capability designing and developing applications for cloud environments.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Familiarity with AI coding tools, including Copilot, Claude, Codex, or Antigravity.
- Exposure to DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience supporting innovative solutions and collaborating effectively with team members.
- Experience championing industry best practices and standards.
- Experience with agentic software development.
Elsevier Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elsevier and has not been reviewed or approved by Elsevier.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests paid time off spans vacation, holidays, sick days, bereavement, military leave, and volunteer time. Family-related leave options are also emphasized as part of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical, dental, vision, life insurance, wellness initiatives, and an EAP form a comprehensive health offering. Gym support and wellbeing hubs reinforce an ongoing health and wellness focus.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement programs include a 401(k)/retirement plan and pension options, with long-term savings vehicles such as an employee stock purchase plan also available. These elements contribute to a sense of financial security beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, and deliver better care. Because informed decisions lead to better outcomes, Elsevier is a leader in information and analytics for customers across the global research and health ecosystems. Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. We do this by facilitating insights and critical decision-making for customers across the global research and health ecosystems.
