Senior Software Engineer I - Ruby On Rails

Are you passionate about building scalable, high‐quality Ruby on Rails APIs and contributing to SaaS products that support the future of higher education?
Do you enjoy mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with product and design partners to deliver reliable, well‐engineered solutions that make a real impact?
About Us:
Working in technology at Elsevier means that your work really does matter – it changes lives. And you'll see the real-world impact of your day-to-day efforts.
Our technologists have applied new machine learning models to reduce gender biases against women in academia and developed technology to help medical professionals more accurately diagnose conditions that may have otherwise been missed. Whether you're supporting the business to be more efficient, building better infrastructure to help things run more smoothly, or if you're part of a team creating products for the customers we serve, there's always a new challenge you'll be helping to solve.
About our Team:
Our engineering squads work hand-in-hand with product managers, designers, and infrastructure teams to deliver impactful SaaS products. This particular role is within a dedicated product delivery squad, responsible for several core applications within our broader SaaS suite. We focus on building new features, maintaining and scaling existing products, and pioneering future services to meet the evolving needs of higher education.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly talented
Senior Software Engineer I, backend
focused, with deep expertise in
Ruby on Rails
to join our dynamic engineering squad. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable SaaS applications, mentoring junior engineers, and driving technical excellence across your projects.
You will contribute to project planning, timelines, and development strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions under the guidance of more senior squad members.
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Responsibilities:
Lead the development of new features and enhancements for our Ruby on Rails-based APIs.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices.
Participate in architecture and design discussions to build scalable and robust systems.
Mentor and review work of junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, bugs, and technical debt.
Contribute to the improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in Ruby on Rails and web development.
Operate in an Agile development environment.
Requirements:
5+ years of professional software development experience with a strong proficiency in
Ruby, Rails,
and related web technologies.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Experience designing and building
RESTful APIs
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Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerization.
Solid understanding of various database technologies: PostgreSQL, MySQL, and GraphQL.
Experience with testing frameworks RSpec and/or Minitest.
Knowledge of background job processing: Amazon SQS, Shoryuken, Sidekiq.
Understanding of performance optimization, observability, monitoring, and scaling best practices
Understanding of Git, Github, and CI/CD pipelines
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Proven track record of mentoring or leading technical initiatives.
Familiarity with front-end technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular) is a plus.
Ownership, initiative, and a mentorship/teaching orientation
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.
This is a hybrid role. Our teams operate in a flexible hybrid work model, combining in-person collaboration with remote flexibility. You'll be expected to participate in regular team meetings and engineering rituals in line with your team's cadence.
Working for you:
"We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Private Medical/Dental Plan
- Savings Fund
- Life Insurance
- Meal/Grocery Voucher"
About the business:
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress
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