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Role - Principal Software Engineer

Location- Cambridge

Do you enjoy being part of a team that is driving innovation in academia?

Are you creatively minded yet data and insight-driven?

About our Team

Our team comprises of dedicated individuals with a ‘can do’ attitude. We believe in taking ownership of what you do, you take responsibility and get to put your own ideas into your work. We welcome thinkers. Our software process is agile and flexible so we can manoeuvre quickly to requirements as they come in from our life science users.You also get exposure to the entire SDLC, from architecting a greenfield system to cloud or on-premises deployments. Your life at SciBite is very much what you make of it; there are opportunities for travel, do innovation, use a range of cutting-edge technology (including bringing your own to the table) and customer interaction. In return , we ask that you bring your whole self to work, your passion, your joy. We want our journey through work to be a fulfilling, rewarding and happy one.

About the Role

We’re known for solving the problems other solutions can’t and we’re looking for developers who thrive when faced with new challenges and opportunities. You’ll be joining at an exciting time as we evolve the next generation of our semantic platform, and you will play a significant role in making this vision a reality. We’re not a software shop, but a team that engages in collaborative R&D with our customers to devise new solutions to problems they are facing.

Responsibilities

• Developing new components for our innovative platform for solving problems with large volumes of text-based data.

• Develop rapid prototypes to test potential approaches in areas such as search, text mining, machine learning, graph technology, or others suited to your skill set.

• Engaging with the team to continually improve systems, practices, and documentation while working to deliver excellent customer support.

  Requirements

• Have extensive experience of designing and developing web-based solutions using java 17, Spring Boot and RESTful APIs in a fast-paced, agile environment

• Display confidence to own tasks, work with technical and business stakeholders and see things through

• Possess experience with AWS (principally EC2, S3), CI/CD, working with DevOps in Linux-based environments

• Have understanding and experience of deploying code in containers, e.g. docker

• Have experience in Object Orientated concepts and design patterns

  Non Essential

• Experience in the life sciences or pharmaceutical domains desirable but not essential

• Lucene based search technologies such as Elasticsearch would be advantageous

• Any experience with Large Language Models to implement features such as chatbots or user interpretation would be beneficial

  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

At SciBite, 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:1. Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days2. Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits3. Wellbeing programs4. Life assurance5. Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme6. Long service awards7. Save As You Earn share option scheme8. Travel Season ticket loan9 . Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave10. Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you11. Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer12. Access to extensive learning and development resources13. Access to employee discounts via14. 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.

Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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RELX is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.

We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors save lives and insurance companies offer customers lower prices. We save taxpayers and consumers money by preventing fraud and help executives forge commercial relationships with their clients.

In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.