Senior Software Engineer I – Search and AI Platform

RELX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I for the Search and AI Platform. The role involves building and enhancing a scalable data platform powering AI-driven search and recommendation systems for scientific research.

• Design and implement graph-based search services.
• Develop applications using Java, Spring Boot, Spring, GraphQL, and GraphQL Federation.
• Integrate with databases, web services, or AWS services (Neo4j, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, Parameter Store, SQS, SNS, Kinesis) to support ingestion, storage, and messaging pipelines.
• Champion clean code, SOLID principles, and engineering best practices, setting standards and mentoring engineers.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to deliver advanced search and recommendation features.
• Ensure robust monitoring and logging with New Relic and Coralogix, driving reliability and performance.

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in distributed systems or search platforms.
• Proven track record building scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Strong expertise in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL API/REST APIs design.
• Solid background in cloud-native architectures with AWS and Kubernetes (EKS).
• An advocate of best practices for rapid development of quality software, including SOLID principles, clean code, architectural design patterns, CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Agile, Kanban, or other iterative development methodologies.
• Comfortable learning new technologies, languages, and tools on the job.
• An inclusive, positive, collaborative mindset and a desire to deliver real business value to our customers.

• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Employee Assistance Program (global)