Software Engineer III, Amsterdam

About Our Team Our global team supports products in electronic health records that introduce students to digital charting and prepare them to document care in today’s modern clinical environment. We have a very stable product that we strive to maintain. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About the Role This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should have the ability to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.

Responsibilities

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders

Proven ability to deliver on commitments with a high level of reliability

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Ability to take ownership of complex assignments with moderate oversight

Proactively identify, prevent, and resolve issues before they impact production

Participate in and contribute to production support and incident response when required

Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing

Design and build reusable, scalable solutions that can be adopted across multiple teams and services

Requirements

Strong proficiency in Java (backend) with solid understanding of Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP) and Object‑Oriented Design (OOD)

Hands‑on experience with Spring / Spring Boot

Strong understanding of microservices architecture, including service design, inter‑service communication, and resilience patterns

Experience with containerisation and orchestration, using Docker and Kubernetes

Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS (e.g. EC2, EKS, RDS, S3) or equivalent public cloud platforms

Good understanding of software testing strategies, including unit testing, mocking, integration testing, and functional testing

Working knowledge of at least one data storage technology, SQL or NoSQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)

Experience with database design, querying, and basic performance considerations

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices

Experience with or exposure to migration initiatives, such as moving from monolithic systems to microservices‑based architectures, is a plus

Work in a Way that Works for You We promote a healthy work‑life balance across our organization. We offer various well‑being initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals to help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long‑term goals.

Working for You We understand that your well‑being and happiness are essential to a successful career. Here are some benefits we offer:

Comprehensive Health Insurance covers you and your immediate family.

Enhanced Health Insurance Options with competitive rates.

Group Life Insurance ensuring financial security for your loved ones.

Group Accident Insurance offering extra protection.

Flexible Working Arrangements to achieve a balanced work‑life schedule.

Employee Assistance Program providing support for personal and work‑related challenges.

Medical Screening prioritizing your well‑being.

Modern Family Benefits including parental and adoption support.

Long‑Service Awards recognizing dedication and commitment.

Celebratory New Baby Gift.

Subsidised Meals (location‑specific).

Various Paid Time Off options including Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, and Gazetted Public Holidays.

Free Transport for home‑office‑home commutes (location‑specific).

About the Business A global leader in information and analytics, we assist researchers and healthcare professionals in advancing science and improving health outcomes for society's benefit. Leveraging our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and extensive data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning. At Elsevier, your work contributes to addressing the world's grand challenges and fostering a sustainable future. We utilize innovative technologies to support science and healthcare, partnering for a better world.

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.

Required skills: Agile, AWS, Java, NoSQL, Oracle, SCRUM, Spring, SQL, Unit Testing, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Devops, Microservices, Spring Boot, MongoDB, Object‑oriented design. Required languages: English

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