Senior Software Engineer I

Would you enjoy designing innovative software?

Are you an experienced developer with a ‘can do’ attitude and enthusiasm that inspires others?

About our Team

Our team is responsible for Newsflo, a software service which helps measure the impact of academic research by extracting relevant mentions of published works across tens of thousands of mass media outlets around the world. The information extracted by our service is used with other metrics to measure the social impact of academic research.

We strive to be innovative, responsible and cutting edge. We follow Agile principles to define user stories and use modern software development tools/services such as Github for source control and AWS for cloud deployments.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Newsflo team, you’ll be responsible for maintaining a newly re-architected set of services in addition to implementing new features to enhance it’s capabilities. You’ll be interfacing with the product team to help define requirements, work with architecture to ensure compliance and work with data science to improve data extraction capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating on product ideation, technical approach and solution design

• Researching and evaluating technologies, architectures and design patterns

• Translating product requirements into clear technical designs

• Performing technical “spikes” to explore solutions and reduce uncertainty

• Building and enhancing services, employing clean code and best practices

• Optimizing performance, costs and resource usage

• Creating and maintaining automated tests

• Participating in peer code reviews

• Enacting our agile development process with a commitment to continuous improvement

  Requirements

• Be proficient in Java programing and related stacks.

• Have experience with REST, Elastic Search, and AWS (serverless), experience with Apache Camel is a plus.

• Have experience on Relational database (MySQL, etc).

• Possess strong object-oriented design skills

• Have employed agile methods (e.g., XP, Scrum)

• Have experience deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)

• Have experience writing automated tests (TDD experience desirable)

• Be able to communicate clearly in person and in writing

• Be willing to collaborate with other developers, business stakeholders and customers

  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.

• 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 for you

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: - Comprehensive Health Insurance: Covers you, your immediate family, and parents. - Enhanced Health Insurance Options: Competitive rates negotiated by the company. - Group Life Insurance: Ensuring financial security for your loved ones.- Group Accident Insurance: Extra protection for accidental death and permanent disablement.- Flexible Working Arrangement: Achieve a harmonious work-life balance.- Employee Assistance Program: Access support for personal and work-related challenges.- Medical Screening: Your well-being is a top priority.- Modern Family Benefits: Maternity, paternity, and adoption support.- Long-Service Awards: Recognizing dedication and commitment.- New Baby Gift: Celebrating the joy of parenthood.- Subsidized Meals in Chennai: Enjoy delicious meals at discounted rates.- Various Paid Time Off: Take time off with Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, and Gazetted Public Holidays.- Free Transport pick up and drop from the home -office - home (applies in Chennai)

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.

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

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