Senior Software Engineer I

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer I to join the Search Platform team within Elsevier s Search and AI Platform. This role is well suited to an experienced backend engineer with hands on search experience who enjoys building reliable, cloud native systems at scale.

You will work on core search services and APIs that support products such as Scopus and ScienceDirect, helping millions of users worldwide discover research and information. You will own well defined components, collaborate closely with teammates, and deliver production ready solutions with support from senior and principal engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend search services in production
• Contribute to scalable, reliable, Kubernetes hosted systems
• Collaborate with cross functional partners to turn requirements into working solutions
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
• Continuously grow your understanding of search technologies and platform architecture

Requirements

• Several years of professional experience in backend or platform engineering
• Practical experience with search systems (for example Elasticsearch, Solr, OpenSearch, or Lucene based technologies)
• Strong experience with Java and modern backend frameworks (such as Spring or Spring Boot)
• Experience deploying and operating services in Kubernetes based environments
• Experience building and running cloud based systems, ideally using AWS and CI/CD pipelines