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Senior Software Engineer

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United Kingdom
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Senior Software Engineer II role focusing on data and process services for a Journal Production Services platform. Responsibilities include Agile development, software writing, code refactoring, collaboration, mentoring, and project planning. Key skills in Java, RDBMS, Spring Boot, JPA, Cloud platforms, BPMN Engines, and experience in global teams. Offers flexible work hours and comprehensive benefits for employee well-being and career growth.
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Senior Software Engineer II
 

Are you a Full Stack Software Development Engineer?
 

Do you enjoy performing complex research, design, and software development tasks?
 

About our Team
 

Our Technology teams use cutting-edge technologies to build products and systems to advance science and health. We provide our customers with powerful digital solutions, helping them to research the biggest problems facing the world today.
 

About the Role
 

You will play a key part in the data and process services for our evolving Journal Production Services platform
 

Responsibilities
 

  • Acting within an Agile development squad to implementing solutions that deliver value to Elsevier and their partners
  • Writing and creating quality software by following development best practices and processes for testing and coding
  • Minimizing code-level technical debt and improving existing legacy code through continual refactoring
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide support and guidance for the full software development life-cycle of products
  • Creating and building scalable, sustainable and architecturally sound solutions to ensure we create and deliver innovation
  • Mentoring and guiding junior team members and partners to develop their skills in software development and best-practice
  • Providing direction on project plans, schedules, and methodologies


Requirements
 

  • Key skills in RDBMS (Oracle), Integration, Spring Boot and JPA
  • Utilise BPMN Engines (Camunda), Cloud platforms (AWS, Google), EKS Kubernetes, SAAS
  • Able to show experience with Jira, Confluence
  • Experience in globally distributed teams and partners
  • Experience in Microsoft Office products and demonstrate solid IT research, software analysis and design skills
  • Administer the delivery of successful projects and to solve problems through innovation, mentoring junior members of the squad


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 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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
 

  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Optional Dental Insurance
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work


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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