Senior Data Engineer (Python, NodeJS, Java)

About the role: This position performs data engineering - typically across multiple components; is developing the skills of mentoring junior members of the team and works with others to talk to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions. We are not looking to hire a Data Scientist.

About the team: This diverse team is actively involved in developing advanced information and decision support tools for healthcare professionals. One notable initiative is the launch of ClinicalKey AI, a generative AI-driven clinical decision support tool developed in partnership with OpenEvidence. This tool offers a conversational search interface, enabling physicians to quickly access accurate, evidence-based medical information, thereby enhancing clinical decision-making at the point of care.

Qualifications

• Experience with backend programming languages including Python, NodeJS, Java
• Experience designing, developing and maintaining complex ETL pipelines
• ·Knowledge of Database technologies (SQL, NOSQL)
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with (shared) source control (Git, Github, Gitlab, SVN)
• Familiarity with unit/integration testing
• Experience documenting and sharing solutions
• Proficiency in giving great reviews of their peers' work. This includes being respectful, thorough, thoughtful, flexible, and not pedantic.

Responsibilities

• Handling medium- to larger-sized tasks with minimal assistance needed.
• Designing components and modules pairing while mentoring more junior engineers in the activity.
• Troubleshooting and debugging issues, provide solutions, and collaborate with quality engineering and product teams.
• Communicating openly and clearly, whether discussing ideas, asking questions, or providing feedback. Be mindful of clarity and approach.
• Showing empathy towards colleagues, be open to feedback, and approach situations with humility, acknowledging that everyone can learn from others.

Elsevier employs 10,000 people worldwide, including over 2,500 technologists. We have supported the work of our research and health partners for more than 140 years. Growing from our roots in publishing, we offer knowledge and valuable analytics that help our users make breakthroughs and drive societal progress.

Digital solutions such as ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath support strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, medical education, and nursing education. Researchers and healthcare professionals rely on over 2,800 journals, including The Lancet and Cell; 46,000+ eBook titles; and iconic reference works, such as Gray's Anatomy. With the Elsevier Foundation and our external Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Board, we work in partnership with diverse stakeholders to advance inclusion and diversity in science, research and healthcare in developing countries and around the world.

Elsevier is part of RELX a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers