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Senior Software Engineer II

Elsevier
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9 months ago
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Senior Software Engineer II

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About Team

Our content protection platform team develops technology to detect and prevent illicit use of our products, while ensuring legitimate use is unaffected. This supports our anti-fraud, theft, and piracy initiatives.

About Role

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will be an essential part of our Agile squad and will follow best practices. You will develop and design software products and solutions that enhance our technology. You will provide guidance to junior team members, devise technical solutions, and deliver high-quality code. This role involves developing software using effective techniques in a dynamic product-centric environment. As part of a cross-functional product development group, you will use agile management and engineering practices. This multidisciplinary team functions as a platform team, and you will collaborate across the organization to optimize our capabilities in support of our customers.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver software engineering services where reputation management and security are vital.
  • Build software that meets KPIs and NFRs, focusing on stability, scalability, and security.
  • Set up and maintain necessary AWS infrastructure for business logic deployment.
  • Develop monitoring and alerting systems with supporting dashboards.
  • Create a high-quality engineering pipeline for predictable, repeatable, and reliable releases.
  • Work efficiently in a cross-functional Agile team.
  • Foster a culture of team responsibility for delivery and support of products and services.
  • Promote collaboration and support among engineers to ensure code quality and standards.
  • Mentor and guide team members in software development best practices.
  • Stay updated with new technologies to identify potential innovations.
  • Drive new developments, implement process changes, and advocate for change.

Requirements

Essential

  • Solid working experience with a public cloud such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and well versed in CI/CD practices.
  • Solid Python knowledge and use of a JVM language.
  • Experience with front-end technologies (JavaScript/Node, React, HTML, CSS).
  • Experience and working knowledge of Web Application Firewall (WAF).
  • Solid working experience with version control systems such as Git.
  • Solid working experience with SQL.
  • Understanding of TDD software methodologies.
  • Knowledge of Terraform.
  • Experience with Linux.
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience.
  • BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required.

Desirable skills and experiences:

  • Knowledge of RESTful Services.
  • Experience with Java.
  • Exposure to Machine Learning concepts.
  • Data Engineering Experience.
  • Experience with Cloudflare or similar WAF (Web Application Firewall) / edge computing solutions.
  • Experience within the content protection / fraud management systems.
  • Good knowledge of the network/internet layer.
  • Exposure of event-driven architectures.
  • Knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as Bash.
  • Understanding the importance of all testing practices built into the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Working experience in a CI/CD Agile DevOps environment.

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:

  • 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.
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme.
  • Travel Season ticket loan.
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme.
  • Optional Dental Insurance.
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • 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 scheme via Perks at Work.

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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