Job Description

Senior Java Software Engineer

Location: Chennai, India

Do you enjoy being part of team that collaborates to deliver success?

Do you want to join our mission to help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science?

About our Team

Our Mercury Sales Channel Integration team works to integrate a wide variety of platforms, technology and business domains to allow rapid and reliable communication of business events throughout Elsevier's broad portfolio of sales channels. The team continues to grow rapidly and incorporate new functions into its scope. As it grows, it's essential the team maintains engineering excellence to deliver scalable, reusable solutions.

About the Role

As a Senior Java Software Engineer, you\'ll be responsible for designing and building new features and services. You\'ll need to combine both excellent technical expertise with architecture and work closely with the technical lead to explore new ideas and solutions. Additionally, you\'ll elevate the engineering culture in a team of engineers of all levels of experience to build a company-leading microservice platform.

Responsibilities as a Senior Java Software Engineer:

• Partnering closely with the technical lead to understand complex requirements and implement designs that deliver on the desired capabilities.
• Apply existing knowledge of the system's core technology to deliver on the product roadmap
• Collaborate effectively within agile development squads, delivering continuous improvements
• Mentoring and guiding junior team members to develop their skills in software development and best practice
• Leveraging the latest technologies, including automation tools, continuous experiments, testing, and learning approaches.

Requirements as a Senior Java Software Engineer:

• Have solid development experience with Java Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices
• Have an understanding knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g. Agile).
• Be familiar with using DevOps tools such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Cloud-Based Infrastructure.
• Be familiar of architectural principles
• Be a great communicator and enjoy mentoring and sharing knowledge with junior engineers

Dont meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, people of colour and people with disabilities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elsevier, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace therefore if youre excited about this role, but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

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 when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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 worlds 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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