Senior Java Software Engineer

Could your Java expertise help build the next generation of publishing technology that advances science and improves lives?

Are you excited by the opportunity to collaborate across Agile and Dev Ops teams, shape architecture, and drive continuous improvement in a cloud-hosted distributed environment?

About our Team Our STMJ (Science, Technology, and Medical Journals) team publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research that drives progress across scientific and medical disciplines. We collaborate closely with authors, editors, reviewers, and societies to ensure the integrity and impact of the published work. Through innovation in editorial workflows and publishing technology, we help global research communities discover, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge that advances science and improves lives.

About the Role As a Senior Java Software Engineer, you will help design, develop, and deploy applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system that supports our next-generation product. You will collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional Agile and Dev Ops teams, contribute to architectural decisions, and help improve the way we deliver software in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities Design, develop and deploy applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system to build our next-generation product

Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify requirements and gather feedback in a fast-moving environment

Provide input into architectural decisions to ensure stability and performance

Identify and implement enhancements to continually improve our delivery process

Partner with cross-functional Agile and Dev Ops implementation teams

Requirements

Proficiency in most of these technologies:
Java 17 or higher, Spring / Spring Boot, a JavaScript / Type Script tool (React, Angular, etc), SQL, with a willingness to learn the others

Experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration (Git Hub Actions / Jenkins)
Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions and supporting and mentoring others to share knowledge and up-skill team members

Experience with alerting, monitoring and logging tools (New Relic, Open Search / Kibana)

Experience with a modern IDE (IntelliJ / VSCode) and proficiency in using the refactoring tools

Openness to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices

Experience of test-driven development and mocking libraries (Jest, Mockito), and familiarity with collaborative documentation tools (Jira and Confluence)
Real world experience of Agile practices and execution (Scrum, Kanban), design and development for cloud environments (i.e. docker, k8 / Kubernetes, AWS), and wanting to learn or have experience with AI based solutions

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-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 BusinessA 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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