Senior Software Engineer

RELX INC Senior Software Engineer in Johannesburg, South Africa

Senior Software Engineer

Would you enjoy working on our cutting-edge products? Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than countries with 11, employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

This position is performed by an experienced professional and will undertake difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a software functional area or product line, providing direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products under the guidance of more senior members of the squad.

This position performs software design - typically across multiple components; is developing the skills of mentoring more junior members of the team and works with others to talk to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions.

Responsibilities

1. Contributing as part of a SCRUM squad team to develop cutting-edge legal search engine & analytics product.
2. Ensuring technical consistency and overall code quality and maintainability, co-creating technical components with the Architect of the product.
3. Define, coordinate, and provide direct input to project plans.
4. Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
5. Implementing development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews, resolving technical issues as necessary.
6. Keeping abreast of new technology developments and following global RELX technical strategy.
7. Mentoring more junior members of the team.

Requirements

• Knowledge in using and developing applicable tool sets.
• Strong problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues; prior success extracting/ translating findings into alternatives/solutions; and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience including senior and executive management, customers, etc., including diction/terminology and presenting information in a concise and effective manner to clients, management, and various departments using assorted communication mediums.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation.

We offer an appealing working prospect for our people.

With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: Medical Aid, Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover), Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.

As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services. LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is 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.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop.

It defines us as a company.

Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.