1 day ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs.
- Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to incident response and post-incident improvements.
- Improve application reliability, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering quality standards.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QE, SRE/Platform Engineering, and other squads.
- Drive proactive maintenance, technical debt reduction, and reusable engineering solutions.
- Document technical designs, decisions, and operational procedures when needed.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in Java backend development and hands-on experience with the Spring Framework.
- At least 4 years of experience in backend software engineering building and supporting production systems.
- Strong understanding of API and service development, scalable and resilient backend design, software architecture, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, agentic programming, debugging, and problem-solving.
- Experience with unit testing, mocking, integration testing, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with relational databases, optimized SQL queries, database performance tuning, and indexing.
- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with production support, incident resolution, and operational improvements.
- Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers is preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours.
- Wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals.
- Amsterdam, Netherlands location with coverage under the Collective Labor Agreement Publishing Industry.
About Elsevier
Elsevier builds scientific and medical information products and analytics platforms for researchers, clinicians, and educators. Its portfolio includes journals and databases such as The Lancet, Cell, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ClinicalKey, sold primarily via institutional subscriptions, licensing, and open-access publishing fees. Founded in 1880 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier operates as a business of RELX, serving universities, hospitals, corporations, and government research agencies worldwide.