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Senior Software Engineer II

Oxford Nielsen House · London Wall

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Role family
Engineering
Seniority
Senior
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
8 Oct 2026

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the posting

Are you excited to build cloud-native applications that help shape the future of healthcare technology?

Do you enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to create innovative solutions while continuously learning and growing your technical expertise?

About our Team:

The NPRE (New Peer Review Experience) team is part of Elsevier's publishing technology organization and is focused on transforming the peer review process. The team develops products and capabilities that support researchers, reviewers, and editors throughout the submission and peer review journey, helping improve the overall scientific publishing experience.

Join our Software Engineering Team

Our dynamic Agile Teams deliver the technology which facilitates researchers bringing their work to the world via trusted journals through peer-review.

About the Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will build capabilities to support scientific researchers through the process of submitting the research for publication and undertaking peer-reviews others work. We are continually evolving our technology in response to researchers’ needs and to the ever-changing technical landscape, including the use of AI technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, developing and deploying applications in a cloud-hosted distributed system to build our next-generation product
  • Collaborating with business stakeholders to identify requirements and gather feedback in a fast-moving environment
  • Providing input into architectural decisions to ensure stability and performance
  • Identifying and implementing enhancements to continually improve our delivery process
  • Partnering with cross-functional Agile and DevOps implementation teams

Requirements

  • Demonstrate some proficiency in most of these technologies; JavaScript / TypeScript, Frontend framework Java/SpringBoot, SQL with a willingness to learn the others.
  • Display some experience with build tools, Git and continuous integration
  • Enjoy collaborating with team members to create innovative solutions
  • Have experience of supporting and mentoring team members to share knowledge and up-skill team members
  • Demonstrate experience with alerting, monitoring and logging tools
  • Have experience with a modern IDE and proficiency in using the refactoring tools
  • Be open to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices
  • Be experienced in test-driven development and mocking libraries
  • Have real world experience of Agile practices and execution
  • Be capable in designing and developing for cloud environments
  • Be familiar with AI coding tools
  • Be familiar with how to design and develop for cloud environments (i.e. docker, Kubernetes, AWS)
  • Be familiar with AI coding tools (copilot, claude, codex, antigravity)
  • Some experience of Agentic software development is desired
  • Be eager to learn and grow my skills and experience
  • Champion industry best practices and standards
  • Some exposure to Devops and Infrastructure as Code

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. 1

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. 1

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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