Overview

Elsevier, City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) role at Elsevier

About Our Team

Our global team supports products education electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today’s modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we’ve worked to get to and strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About The Role

As a Full Stack Web Developer, you will contribute to designing and developing web applications that support research publication management. You will work on both frontend and backend tasks, collaborating with a supportive, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to gather and refine requirements
• Draft clear technical documentation for features
• Develop, test, and maintain application components using modern web technologies
• Uphold code quality through reviews and inclusive standards
• Collaborate with teammates in Agile workflows
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
• Stay informed about evolving web technologies and best practices
• Deliver features including publication management, user authentication, and data visualization
• Maintain and optimize existing systems for security and performance

Requirements

• Experience with PHP and Laravel or similar frameworks
• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, and UI development
• Knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, responsive design, and RESTful APIs
• Understanding of version control (Git) and development tools
• Awareness of testing practices (e.g., PHPUnit, Jest) and CI/CD workflows
• Ability to integrate third-party APIs and services
• Commitment to accessible, high-performance solutions
• Teamwork, communication, and willingness to learn

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 wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals to help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

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 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 time to support charities and causes
• Access to employee resource groups with time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts 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. We combine quality information and data with analytics to support science, health education, interactive learning, and healthcare practice.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
• Information Services

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