Software Engineering Lead

Relx Plc; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical/Dental Plan

Savings Fund Life Insurance

Meal/Grocery Voucher

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to guide a team of developers in building impactful software solutions. This role involves hands-on coding, mentoring, and shaping technical direction.

You will lead cross-functional teams, translate requirements into designs, and promote best practices in Agile environments. Onsite in Mexico City with bilingual collaboration, you’ll mentor engineers and drive high-quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Reside in Mexico City and available to work onsite 2 days per week.
• Proficient in .NET/C# and Angular.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Skilled in handling complex data models and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for technical issues within your team.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to finalize requirements.
• Write and review technical specifications and code for moderately complex systems.
• Resolve advanced bugs and technical challenges.
• Translate product requirements into effective software designs.
• Promote best practices in development, including code reviews and testing.
• Work in Agile, Kanban, or other development environments.
• Mentor and support junior engineers in their growth.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends.
• Design and manage complex data models.
• Lead team operations including hiring, training, performance feedback, and fostering innovation.

Skills

.NET/C#

Angular

Leadership

Fluent English & Spanish

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Job description

Are you ready to lead a team where your technical expertise and mentorship can shape the future of legal technology? Do you thrive in bilingual, multicultural environments and want to build solutions used by professionals around the world? About our Team LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 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, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineering Lead to guide a team of developers in building impactful software solutions. This role involves hands‑on coding, mentoring, and contributing to project planning and execution. You’ll help shape technical direction, support team growth, and ensure high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for technical issues within your team.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to finalize requirements.
• Write and review technical specifications and code for moderately complex systems.
• Resolve advanced bugs and technical challenges.
• Translate product requirements into effective software designs.
• Promote best practices in development, including code reviews and testing.
• Work in Agile, Kanban, or other development environments.
• Mentor and support junior engineers in their growth.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends.
• Design and manage complex data models.
• Lead team operations including hiring, training, performance feedback, and fostering innovation.
• Encourage accountability, continuous learning, and inclusive collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Reside in Mexico City and available to work onsite 2 days per week.
• Proficient in .NET/C# and Angular.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Skilled in test‑driven development and working with complex data models.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage technical resources.
• Strong planning, time management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective communicator across diverse audiences and organizational levels.

Work in a way that works for you

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

Benefits

These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Private Medical/Dental Plan
• Savings Fund Life Insurance
• Meal/Grocery Voucher

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.

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

We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

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

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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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.