Senior Software Engineer II (Java / Spring)

The Shared Graph Team is a core part of Elsevier's Search and AI Platform. This team builds structured queries based on relationships and entity metadata hydration, enabling advanced traversal, discovery, and recommendation systems. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will work with a passionate team that delivers scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions that accelerate scientific discovery.,

• Design and implement graph-based search services.
• Develop applications using Java, Spring Boot, Spring, GraphQL, and GraphQL Federation.
• Integrate with databases, web services, or AWS services (Neo4j, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Parameter Store, SQS, SNS, Kinesis) to support ingestion, storage, and messaging pipelines.
• Champion clean code, SOLID principles, and engineering best practices, setting standards and mentoring engineers.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to deliver advanced search and recommendation features.
• Ensure robust monitoring and logging with New Relic and Coralogix, driving reliability and performance.
  
  Proven track record building scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Strong expertise in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL API and REST API design.
• Solid background in cloud-native architectures with AWS and Kubernetes (EKS).
• An advocate of best practices for rapid development of quality software, including SOLID principles, clean code, architectural design patterns, CI/CD
• Familiarity with Agile, Kanban, or other iterative development methodologies.
• Comfortable learning new technologies, languages, and tools on the job, to ensure that the product is not left behind in a rapidly evolving ecosystem
• An inclusive, positive, collaborative mindset and a desire to deliver real business value to our customers
Nice to have:
• Experience with Apollo Router or advanced GraphQL federation strategies.
• Background in data modelling for graph-based systems.
• Familiarity with search platforms or AI-driven discovery systems.
• Experience working in high-throughput, distributed systems
  
  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.
  
  We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives and shared parental leave, 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 well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Employee Assistance Program (global)