Consulting/Principal Software Engineer

LexisNexis; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal and professional services company in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to provide technical expertise and lead multifunctional development activities. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software engineering and be proficient in various programming languages including Java and Python. They will also mentor other developers and drive product improvements while maintaining system performance and availability.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits

Study Leave

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience required.
• Expertise in software development processes and methodologies.
• Expertise in normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical point of contact for technology resources.
• Provide design input across a product.
• Mentor lead software developers in optimization techniques.

Skills

Software Engineering experience

Expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies

Data modeling and optimization

Expertise in Java, PHP, Python, Golang

Expertise in MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch

Education

BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

GitHub copilot

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

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

This position provides assistance and input to management, develops and leads large multifunctional development activities, solves complex technical problems, writes complex code for computer systems, and serves as a senior source of expertise. The position may also provide sizing or budget recommendations to management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for internal and external technology resources.
• Provide design input across a product.
• Work directly with internal and external customers and end users.
• Serve as acknowledged “go to” person on coding and technical issues.
• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Complete complex bug fixes.
• Develop and maintain product high availability. Provide support to production systems including service recovery for outages and root cause analysis for future prevention.
• Identify, recommend and implement product improvement to increase quality, supportability, performance and availability.
• Mentor lead software developers interested in consultancy on development methodologies and optimization techniques.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred
• Software development process expert in applicable methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Expertise in data modeling, design and manipulation, optimization, best practices, tuning, and leading industry trend knowledge.
• Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: Java, PHP, Python, Golang, C++, .NET/C#, Shell Scripts, JavaScript, Type Script, Angular
• Expertise in technologies including but not limited to: MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, AWS, Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu), Visual Studio, InstallShield, Docker, Jenkins, Microsoft Add-ins.
• Expertise in use of GitHub copilot or other AI-driven development tools
• Expertise in normalized/dimensional data modeling principles and their application to complex business needs.

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. 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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