Are you passionate about building high-quality software solutions that solve complex customer challenges?
Do you enjoy mentoring others, driving technical excellence, and collaborating across teams to deliver impactful products?
About our Team
Our team is a Shared Services team that provides API Platform capabilities to all of Elsevier. API teams can onboard APIs, manage their lifecycles and monitor usage. For public APIs, customers can create credentials through the self-service developer portal. The Platform also offers AI Gateways, enabling API teams to onboard MCP servers and tools, manage credentials for these resources, and track usage through dashboards.
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer you are expected to participate in technical discussions to come up with a design to meet Product Requirements, develop test driven code, pair with team members, mentor juniors and support the existing API Platforms.
Within this team/role you will look after a legacy and new Enterprise API Platform for Elsevier. It aims to provide a good developer experience for anyone using the Platform both within and outside of Elsevier. Smooth onboarding of APIs to the Platform, ease of use of the dev portal for the customers and rapid resolution of support requests are the Team's goals.
Responsibilities
- Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
- Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
- Complete complex bug fixes.
- Work closely with other development team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
- Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
- Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
- Train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
Requirements
- Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, JSP, HTML, XML, SQL and bash.
- Knowledge and experience of build tools – Maven and Gradle
- Knowledge and experience of relational DBMS – Postgresdb
- Knowledge of using AWS services via Terraform - Secrets Manager, Kinesis Firehose, S3, Open Search etc
- Knowledge and experience of configuring and using New Relic, Kibana for observing metrics and configuring alerts.
- Knowledge and experience of using Docker, containers, helm, kustomize to set up and manage Kubernetes applications.
- Knowledge and experience of using kubectl, k9s and similar tools to observe and manage k8s resources
- A bonus if you have Knowledge of networks –AWS ACM certificates, VPC’s, transit gateways etc
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.
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.
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
- Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
- Strong proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
- Strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
- Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems.
- Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX, and .Net.
- Strong research skills.
- Strong knowledge in industry best practices in development.
- Knowledge in using and developing applicable tool sets.
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.
