Senior Software Engineer II – Search Platform About The Role We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join the Search Platform team within Elsevier’s Search and AI Platform. This role is suited to an experienced backend engineer with hands-on search experience who enjoys working on large-scale, cloud-native systems and wants to deepen their impact in a platform environment.
You’ll contribute to the core search infrastructure that powers products such as Scopus or ScienceDirect, working on search services, retrieval APIs, and index-backed capabilities that serve millions of users globally. You’ll take ownership of complex components, collaborate closely with peers, and deliver production-grade solutions under the guidance of senior and principal engineers.
About The Team The Search Platform Team is a core part of Elsevier’s Search and AI Platform. We own the foundations of search across Elsevier products, including search services, index-backed retrieval, ranking foundations, and content freshness.
Our platform supports both lexical and semantic search use cases and is evolving to enable AI-augmented and LLM-powered discovery. We work closely with product, data science, and downstream consumer teams to ensure search capabilities are scalable, reliable, and fit for future growth.
We are a global, highly collaborative team that values clean engineering, shared ownership, and continuous improvement.
About The Business Elsevier is a global information analytics company specializing in science and health. For over 140 years we’ve partnered with the scientific and medical communities to advance knowledge, improve outcomes, and foster innovation. Our content and technology help researchers, educators, and healthcare professionals in over 170 countries make critical decisions with confidence. Elsevier is part of RELX, a top 10 FTSE 100 company and global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools
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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
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