Senior Software Engineer I – Backend (Java / Spring Boot)

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and own backend services across one or more delivery lanes within Learning Products, including Courseware, Sherpath, and emerging products.

Drive features end-to-end with a high level of ownership, from requirements and design through implementation, integration, and production readiness.

Collaborate closely with product, architecture, and quality engineering partners to translate business needs into scalable and maintainable solutions.

Contribute to system and service design, ensuring alignment with platform architecture and promoting reuse of existing capabilities.

Deliver high-quality, reliable software that meets defined readiness criteria, including story-level completeness, dependency integration, and production stability.

Build and maintain robust APIs and data models that support performance, scalability, and reliability.

Ensure proper observability through effective logging, monitoring, and alerting.

Mentor engineers and support team growth through knowledge sharing and guidance.

Requirements:

Software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend development.

Hands-on experience building scalable RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot.

Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including data modeling and basic query optimization.

Ability to own features end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment and production support.

Experience working across multiple services or components within distributed or service-based architectures.

Solid understanding of API design, system integration, and managing dependencies across teams.

Experience integrating backend services into CI/CD pipelines and supporting reliable deployment practices.

Strong debugging, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills

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.

This is a hybrid role. Our teams operate in a flexible hybrid work model, combining in-person collaboration with remote flexibility. You’ll be expected to participate in regular team meetings and engineering rituals in line with your team’s cadence.

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.

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Private Medical, Dental and Vision Plan, coverage for employee and eligible dependents

Savings Fund with company matching contributions

Comprehensive life insurance policy

Grocery voucher

Vacation Bonus, salary supplement based on vacation days taken

Minor medical expenses discount card for minor medical expenses and outpatient services

Access to learning and development resources

Support for personal and work-related challenges through an Employee Assistance Programme

Awards to recognise key service milestones

Time off to support the charities and causes that matter to you

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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