Senior Software Engineer Ii

Senior Software Engineer II
Apply locations: Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago
Job requisition id: R

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Join us and work on cutting-edge software solutions!

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. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law.

About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will undertake difficult research, design, and software development assignments within the French team. You will provide direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the setup, the development, and the tuning of a data analytics platform. You will perform architecture design, mentor more junior members of the team, and work with others to translate user/customer 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-create technical components with the architect of the product.
3. Defining, coordinating and providing 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

1. 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, especially in distributed data transform and load platforms.
2. BS in Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
3. Solid experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
4. Proficient with data manipulation language including optimization techniques, strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
5. Expertise in development languages and technical stack including but not limited to: AWS Cloud (services: Lambda, S3, Redshift, DocumentDB, Event Bridge, SES, or SNS) and Python (Java is a plus).
6. Familiar with distributed data analytics platforms such as Apache Spark or Databricks, Apache Flink, and Databases e.g. REDIS, Redshift, PostgreSQL, Graph DB, SQL, NoSQL, Apache Solr.
7. Exceptional problem-solver with experience in leading teams including identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues.

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
Study Leave

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. 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.