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About the Role

This position performs research, design, and software development within a specific product line. As a backend software engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and operational stability of scalable backend systems and APIs while collaborating with cross-functional squads to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including refinement, planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Deliver high-quality software solutions within agreed timelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues with urgency
• Contribute to production incident response and post-incident improvements
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QE, SRE, and other squads
• Drive proactive maintenance and technical debt reduction initiatives
• Improve application reliability, performance, scalability, and security
• Document technical designs, decisions, and operational procedures
• Contribute reusable engineering solutions that benefit the broader team

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering building and supporting production systems
• Strong hands-on experience developing scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Framework
• Demonstrated experience working within Agile development environments
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience contributing to production support, incident resolution, and operational improvements
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers is preferred

Skills

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
• Java backend development
• API and service development principles
• Scalable and resilient backend service design
• Data structures and algorithms
• Software architecture and design principles
• Debugging and problem-solving
• Clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Concurrency, resiliency, and performance optimization
• Unit testing
• Mocking
• Integration testing
• Automated testing frameworks
• CI/CD pipelines
• Relational databases and database management
• Optimized SQL queries
• Database performance tuning and indexing

Location

• Amsterdam, Netherlands

Work Type

• Full-time
• Flexible working hours

Experience Level

• Mid-level

Education Level

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• €79,000 - €131,500

Benefits

• Dutch Share Purchase Plan
• Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office or commuting allowance
• Generous vacation entitlement
• Sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Online training courses and career roadshows
• Wellbeing programs
• Office gym facility
• Internal communities and networks
• Employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction rewards
• Work from anywhere
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Event

About the Company

• Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare.
• Part of RELX Group.
• Provides research data and analytics capabilities through products like Scopus, Pure, and SciVal.
• Employs 9,500 people with over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs.

Equal Opportunity

• We are 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.