Senior Software Engineer I – myGwork (LGBTQ+ Business Community) – Join the Elsevier inclusive team focused on scientific research support.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build capabilities to support scientific researchers through the process of submitting research for publication. You will help evolve our technology in response to researchers' needs and the ever‑changing technical landscape, including the use of AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy applications in a cloud‑hosted distributed system as part of our next‑generation product.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify requirements and gather feedback in a fast‑moving environment.
• Contribute to architectural decisions to ensure stability and performance.
• Support and mentor team members, sharing knowledge and upskilling your team.
• Identify and implement enhancements to continually improve our delivery process.

Requirements

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or Java and willingness to learn the other.
• Experience with both front‑end (particularly React) and back‑end frameworks.
• Experience with build tools, Git, and continuous integration.
• Familiarity with designing and developing for cloud environments.
• Strong collaboration skills to create innovative solutions for the research community.
• Experience with alerting, monitoring, and logging tools.
• Proficiency with a modern IDE and refactoring tools.
• Open to discussing and improving team working practices.
• Experience with test‑driven development and mocking libraries.
• Interest or 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 a flexible hybrid style, working remotely from home or in the office, and flexible hours to fit your productivity patterns.

• Working remotely from home or in our office in a flexible hybrid style.
• Working flexible hours – flexing the times during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are most productive.

Working with us

We are an equal‑opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. You will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment where everyone has a part to play.

Working for you

At Elsevier, wellbeing and happiness are key to a long career. Some benefits include:

• Generous holiday allowance with option to buy additional days.
• Access to learning platforms and up to 10 days focused learning/development time per year.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Long service awards.
• Share options scheme.
• Travel season ticket loan.
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Access to emergency care for the elderly and children.
• RELX Cares days for charity support.
• Employee resource groups with dedicated volunteer time.
• Extensive learning and development resources.
• Employee discounts via Perks at Work.

About The Business

A global leader in information and analytics, Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes. We combine quality information, vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning. We are committed to a fair and accessible hiring process – if you need accommodation, let us know.

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