Driving and owning the technical strategy and execution for the CK AI Service, including the design and governance of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows and API expansion.
Improving the delivery velocity, reducing bottlenecks and single points of failure, driving standardization, mentoring, and cross-functional alignment as the platform matures
Establishing a sustainable leadership model to support the planned division and growth of the team.
Collaborating with our Data Science team to help drive product road map and feature design forward.
Elsevier is a renowned global information analytics company that primarily focuses on providing scientific, technical, and medical (STM) research content, tools, and services. It is one of the largest publishers of academic journals and scholarly literature in the world.
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $115,400 - $192,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.
If performed in New Jersey, the base pay range is $136,213 - $217,587.
This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
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Requirements
Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams, including managing performance, career development, and team health
Established track record of creating high-performing, collaborative team environments and reducing knowledge silos
Ability to remove blockers, manage priorities, and improve delivery velocity across a team
Experience establishing scalable team structures and leadership models to support growth
Deep expertise in designing and delivering distributed systems and APIs at scale
Ability to define and execute technical strategies, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform sustainability
Experience with microservices architecture, API design, and system integration
Proven ability to identify and eliminate single points of failure and improve system resilience
Hands-on experience designing and implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows
Understanding of: LLM integration and orchestration
Embeddings and vector search
Retrieval pipelines and ranking strategies
Experience building AI-powered APIs and services for production environments
Ability to govern and standardize AI patterns, including evaluation, observability, and performance optimization
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurancePerformance bonus
Additional Information
Are you a collaborative Software Engineering Lead looking to work for a mission driven global organization?
About the role - As Engineering Lead-You will lead and manage a small team of engineers, fostering their growth and ensuring delivery excellence. You will be entrusted with making sure your team is set up for success as they deliver products. This position serves as a subject matter expert for a specific team of Software Engineers. In addition to writing code on complex systems and applications, this position provides direction on project plans, schedules, and methodologies.
About the team , This team supports CK AI Service team. The new Lead Engineer will have six direct reports and will own the technical strategy and execution for the CK AI Service, including the design and governance of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows and API expansion. This role will improve delivery velocity, reduce bottlenecks and single points of failure, drive standardization, mentoring, and cross-functional alignment as the platform matures, and establish a sustainable leadership model to support the planned division and growth of the team.
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