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Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Elsevier
Frankfurt am Main, GermanyRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 May 2025

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<p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Company: Elsevier </b></p><p><b>Position: Software Engineer (m/f/d) </b></p><p><b>Requirement: Java, cheminformatics</b></p><p><b>Location: Frankfurt am Main, hybrid </b></p><p></p><p><b><span>About Reaxys</span></b></p><p><span><span>R</span></span><span><span>eaxys is a comprehensive and powerful cloud hosted and deep-tech data searching tool that is used by thousands of chemists, </span><span>researchers</span><span> and students throughout the world to retrieve chemistry patents, chemical reactions, substance data and other related chemistry information using a highly performant chemical structure search engine. Supported by continuous updates and robust taxonomies, Reaxys can be searched using natural language, drawn chemical structures, formula, physical property parameters and more. Trusted for over 30 years by large pharma, innovative startups, large tech, private and public sector research </span><span>hubs</span><span> and universities alike, Reaxys is a partner to the pharma, medicinal </span><span>chemistry</span><span> and chemical industries.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><b><span>About the Role</span></b></p><p><span><span>The Reaxys team at Elsevier is seeking a skilled Software Engineer with </span><span>experience</span><span> in</span><span> developing</span><span> Java-based distributed systems </span><span>over Kubernetes </span><span>with a </span><span>background in natural sciences. </span><span>The</span><span> candidate should be comfortable working with machine learning or search workloads at scale and </span><span>is open to</span><span> embracing and adjusting to the evolving software engineering landscape</span><span> </span><span>being driven by the augmentation of AI tools.</span></span><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span><span>Joining our team will offer you the opportunity to enhance your skills and build your career within a team </span><span>with diverse skills that is </span><span>spread across China, India, Europe, the UK, and the US. We offer a flexible hybrid working environment</span><span>. </span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><b><span>Education &amp; Experience:</span></b><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>3</span><span>+ years of Software Engineering experience </span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>An academic</span><span> degree</span><span> with </span><span>a </span><span>focus</span><span> </span><span>o</span><span>n Natural Sciences </span><span>is</span><span> </span><span>preferred.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Degree</span><span> in Computer Science engineering or equivalent are also </span><span>encouraged.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>2</span><span>+ years of </span><span>hands-on </span><span>Java</span><span> development</span><span>, preferably Java 17</span><span> and </span><span>above.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><b><span>Your Responsibilities:</span></b><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Architect </span><span>and</span><span> develop distributed systems over Kubernetes. </span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Write code and automated tests to match detailed user stories</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Actively </span><span>participate</span><span> and lead the discussions in your area of expertise.</span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Proactively share knowledge and mentor </span><span>team memb</span><span>ers in your area</span><span> of expertise.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><b><span>You should bring:</span></b><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Strong understanding of</span><span> </span><span>cheminformatics</span><span> concepts</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience of working with Spring ecosystem along with Kubernetes.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Familiarity with cheminform</span><span>a</span><span>tics </span><span>software</span><span> such as</span><span> </span><span>RDKit</span><span> or</span><span> </span><span>Chemaxon</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Highly developed problem-solving </span><span>skills</span><span> within the Life science domain</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Proven ability to strategize &amp; learn different software frameworks </span></spa

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