Senior Java Software Engineer
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Open to remote applicants within the UK
Would you like to be part of a team that creates high-quality code for high-performing software?
Do you enjoy collaborating across teams to build and deliver products that make a difference?
About our Team
Our Research Technology Secondary Content and Enrichment Team designs and develops software to create and build the future of our technical capabilities. We derive insights from scientific papers to help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve outcomes for the benefit of society. We ensure we deliver high-quality products using best-practice and the latest technology stacks.
About the Role
As a Senior Java Software Engineer, you will be involved in high-level technical designs and implementation of high quality, customer-driven solutions. You will work across the full-stack and the development life-cycle to deliver highly available cloud solutions and new capabilities to existing applications.
Collaborating with development teams you will ensure best-practice in unit and integration testing, CI/CD, documentation, security and software design principles.
Responsibilities
• Successfully implementing development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews to ensure we create high-quality software
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members to develop their skills in software development and best practice
• Working as part of an Agile development squad to design, develop and implement reliable and robust software
• Providing input into architectural decisions to ensure the stability, security and performance of our products
• Converting product requirements into deliverables, setting priorities and establishing timelines
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to identify, review and finalise requirements in a fast-moving environment
Requirements needed as a Senior Java Software Engineer
• Have extensive working experience with Java 8-11 onwards
• Demonstrate knowledge of software engineering design principles such as SOLID, REST, SOAP, Spring MVC, micro-services and event-driven architectures
• Show an advanced knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall
• Be familiar with cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP),and Linux operating systems
• Have solid experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Have a great understanding of normalized/dimensional data modelling principles and proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques
• Have experience with system monitoring, alerting and logging tools
• Demonstrate experience developing highly concurrent, scalable, secured and resilient applications
• Demonstrate excellent written, verbal and presentation skills including communicating complex technical content to a range of audiences.
• Have an expressed keenness and interest to work with new technologies and learn new skills
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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, 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 you work in the day
Working with us
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.
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:
• 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
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• 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 via Perks at Work
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 grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
Join Us
Are you ready to help us progress science and health? Our technology leads to innovation, so join a forward-thinking digital business that is tackling world-scale challenges and align your ambitions with our passion for driving global knowledge-sharing.
Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact accommodations@relx.com or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120.
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