Locations

• South Africa

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R103265

About Our Team

We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernize our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis Intellectual Property’s flagship AI products, LexisNexis® Classification. The team enhances the application with new features and functions to enrich the user experience as well as optimizing existing functionalities. This is an opportunity to be part of a team that works on modern, cloud-native infrastructure and become an essential part of enhancing and maintaining the product.

We expect you to work across multiple technologies around a core including:

• Python

• Go

• Java

• SQL

• AWS

About the Role

We are hiring Software Engineers to work on maintaining, modernizing, and enhancing a key product, LexisNexis® Classification. This product uses AI to read millions of patents globally and pull the relevant patents into custom categories that are relevant to the specific technology areas users define.

You’ll be working in a small, highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and process. Your engineering team will be based mainly in South Africa but also across Europe. You will also work closely with existing application teams, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to new features

• Assist in refactoring the existing application

• Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews

• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.) while collaborating with stakeholders

Requirements

• Knowledge of Python or Go (knowledge in both highly desirable)

• Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud providers

• Understanding of Software Engineering techniques and processes

• Knowledge of any of JavaScript, Java, C# /.Net, Azure Pipelines, GraphQL (or similar API schemas) is good to have but not essential

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

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 most productive.

Working for You

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

• 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. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

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