Software Engineer III (Python & AI)

RELX INC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the City of London is looking for a Software Engineer III to modernize AI products. This role involves working on an agile team to deliver AI-powered features while utilizing technologies like Python, C#, and AWS. Benefits include flexible hours, generous holidays, and health coverage.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Private medical benefits

Life assurance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Write code and tests in Python, C#, or Angular.
• Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud providers.
• Understanding of Software Engineering techniques.

Responsibilities

• Deliver AI-powered features.
• Communicate effectively within the team.
• Participate in coding best practices and code reviews.

Skills

Python

C#

Angular

AWS

AI/ML frameworks

Tools

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Azure Pipelines

Databricks

Job description

Software Engineer III (Python & AI)

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

About our team

We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernise our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis Intellectual Property’s flagship AI products, LexisNexis® Classification. The team modernises the application with new features and functions to enrich the users' experience, as well as implementing research from our in‑house data science team at scale. This is an opportunity to be a key part of a team that works on modern, cloud native infrastructure and become an essential part of building the new product architecture.

Core technologies

• Angular
• Python
• C#/.Net
• SQL
• AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, CDK, etc.)
• Applied AI/ML libraries and frameworks

About the role

We are hiring Software Engineers to work on modernising 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 a key part of a small, highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and processes. Your engineering team will be based in London. You will also work closely with the existing application team in South Africa, as well as a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver AI‑powered features.
• Communicate effectively within the team.
• Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in a Scrum‑based development environment while collaborating with stakeholders.
• Proactively seek to learn best coding practices relevant to our tech stack.

Requirements

• Write code and tests in one of Python, C#, or Angular, with willingness to learn others.
• Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud providers.
• Understanding of Software Engineering techniques and processes.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.
• Knowledge of PyTorch, Scikit‑learn, Azure Pipelines, Databricks, and AWS CDK is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience participating in software engineering efforts for AI‑enabled SaaS products is desirable, but not essential.

Benefits

• 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.
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle scheme.
• Optional dental insurance.
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources.
• Access to the employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are 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.

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