Senior Software Engineer II
Job Description
Join the Recommenders team at Elsevier, a division of RELX, where we specialize in developing recommendation systems through Data Science and Machine Learning. Our mission is to aid researchers in finding relevant papers, funding opportunities, and peer reviewers, ultimately facilitating scientific breakthroughs and discoveries. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you'll be working on designing and implementing robust recommendation applications using technologies like Java, Scala, Spark, and AWS infrastructure. The role offers an opportunity to work in a collaborative, agile environment while contributing to meaningful projects that advance scientific research. We offer comprehensive benefits including healthcare, flexible working arrangements, and professional development opportunities. The team values innovation, quality-focused development, and maintains a strong commitment to delivering tangible value to customers. This position combines technical expertise with the chance to make a significant impact on global research and scientific discovery.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer II
- Designing, prototyping, and implementing robust recommendation applications using best-practice agile development processes
- Working with technologies including Java, Scala, Spark, EMR, Kubernetes, and Airflow
- Building cloud infrastructure in AWS to host and monitor the applications
- Automating common tasks
- Collaborating as part of a tight-knit, agile team to deliver value to customers
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer II
- Experience in commercial software engineering to deliver server-side applications
- Experience in programming skills on the JVM with either Java 8+ or Scala
- Experience with agile practices for rapid development of quality software, such as CI/TD
- Ability to rapidly grasp modern technologies, languages, and tools
- Build an inclusive, positive, collaborative mindset
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer II
- Generous holiday allowance with option to buy additional days
- Health screening and private medical benefits
- Wellbeing programs
- Life assurance
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Save As You Earn share option scheme
- Travel Season ticket loan
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Dental Insurance
- Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Emergency care for elderly and children
- Learning and development resources
- Employee discounts scheme
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