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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Elsevier Inc. - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £48,733.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Software Bug Management, Code Review, System Configuration, Relational Databases, Gradle, Groovy, Javaserver Pages, Apache Maven, Software Systems, SQL Databases, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Build Tools, Kibana, Terraform, New Relic (SaaS), Api Management, Docker, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5903629895 ## About the Role Are you passionate about building high-quality software solutions that solve complex customer challenges? Do you enjoy mentoring others, driving technical excellence, and collaborating across teams to deliver impactful products?, * Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, JSP, HTML, XML, SQL and bash. * Knowledge and experience of build tools - Maven and Gradle * Knowledge and experience of relational DBMS - Postgresdb * Knowledge of using AWS services via Terraform - Secrets Manager, Kinesis Firehose, S3, Open Search etc * Knowledge and experience of configuring and using New Relic, Kibana for observing metrics and configuring alerts. * Knowledge and experience of using Docker, containers, helm, kustomize to set up and manage Kubernetes applications. * Knowledge and experience of using kubectl, k9s and similar tools to observe and manage k8s resources * A bonus if you have Knowledge of networks -AWS ACM certificates, VPC's, transit gateways etc ## Description Our team is a Shared Services team that provides API Platform capabilities to all of Elsevier. API teams can onboard APIs, manage their lifecycles and monitor usage. For public APIs, customers can create credentials through the self-service developer portal. The Platform also offers AI Gateways, enabling API teams to onboard MCP servers and tools, manage credentials for these resources, and track usage through dashboards., As a Senior Software Engineer you are expected to participate in technical discussions to come up with a design to meet Product Requirements, develop test driven code, pair with team members, mentor juniors and support the existing API Platforms. Within this team/role you will look after a legacy and new Enterprise API Platform for Elsevier. It aims to provide a good developer experience for anyone using the Platform both within and outside of Elsevier. Smooth onboarding of APIs to the Platform, ease of use of the dev portal for the customers and rapid resolution of support requests are the Team's goals. 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