Software Engineering Lead

RELX; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 115,400 - 192,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Raleigh

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to drive AI-enabled features, mentor engineers, and shape architecture for complex systems.

This full-time role offers a hybrid schedule with 3 in-office days and opportunities to work on LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, and scalable data models across multiple product teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering roles.
• 2+ years building or integrating AI/ML-driven applications.
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of AI-powered features, including LLM workflows and RAG pipelines.
• Mentor and manage engineers, driving project plans and schedules.
• Oversee data pipelines: ingestion, embedding, indexing, and retrieval.
• Write and review detailed specs for complex system components.
• Collaborate across teams to align AI initiatives with business goals.

Skills

AI/LLM development

Prompt engineering

Data modeling

Python/JavaScript/TypeScript

Vector databases

Team leadership

Software architecture

Education

BS Engineering/CS

Tools

OpenAI SDK

LangChain

Anthropic SDK

Job description

Would you enjoy working on our cutting‑edge products?

Are you ready for a lead Engineer role?

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.

About The Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (www.relx.com), 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. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible‑ai‑principles/index.html).

About The Role

The Software Engineering Lead serves as a subject matter expert for a specific team of Software Engineers. In addition to writing code on complex systems and applications, this position provides direction on project plans, schedules, and methodologies. The position has direct reports.

Location: Raleigh, NC.

Type: Full‑time.

Hybrid: 3 days in office.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience building or integrating AI/ML-driven applications (e.g., LLM-based systems, search/recommendation systems, or intelligent automation tools).
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Experience developing AI-enabled applications, including LLM integrations, prompt engineering, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., Google ADK, OpenAI SDK, Anthropic SDK, LangChain, or similar)
• Strong experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
• Strong knowledge in industry best practices in external resource development.
• Ability to partner and lead internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
• Test‑driven development.
• Strong research skills.
• Strong proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
• Strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
• Ability to design and work with complex data models.
• Experience with vector databases and semantic search technologies (e.g., Solr, Qdrant, Elasticsearch, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems.
• Familiarity with RAG architectures, including document ingestion, embedding pipelines, and retrieval optimization
• Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL.
• Experience working with Python for AI/ML workflows is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge in industry best practices in development.
• Ability to partner and lead internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
• Knowledge in using and developing applicable tool sets.
• Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Experience designing and implementing agent‑based systems, including tool usage, multi‑step reasoning workflows, and API orchestration.
• Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
• Strong organization/project planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments, and strong delegation skills involving prioritizing and reprioritizing projects and managing projects of various size and complexity.
• 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.
• Ability to evaluate AI system performance, including hallucination mitigation, evaluation frameworks, and monitoring of model outputs.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the initial point of escalation for software development issues within specific area of responsibility.
• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Lead the design and implementation of AI‑powered features, including LLM-based workflows, RAG pipelines, and intelligent agents.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Complete complex bug fixes.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Translate business problems into AI‑driven solutions, selecting appropriate models, tools, and architectures.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
• Establish best practices for prompt engineering, model evaluation, and safe/secure use of AI systems.
• Mentor and/or train entry‑level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
• Mentor engineers on AI/LLM development patterns, including prompt design, evaluation, and system integration.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.
• Stay current with advancements in generative AI, foundation models, and applied AI tooling, and drive adoption where appropriate.
• Design and work with complex data models.
• Oversee data pipelines supporting AI systems, including ingestion, embedding, indexing, and retrieval.
• Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible. Ensure all staff is provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals consistently.
• Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations.
• Drive innovation through experimentation with emerging AI capabilities and rapid prototyping.
• Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions.
• All other duties as assigned.

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.

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U.S. National Base Pay Range: $115,400 - $192,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.