Senior Software Engineer I

LexisNexis SA Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of innovative solutions in a dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and contribute to the development of online products. You'll tackle exciting challenges, from building Java RESTful APIs to collaborating with diverse teams. With a focus on work-life balance and numerous benefits, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their careers while enjoying a supportive work environment. Embrace flexibility and make a meaningful impact in your field!

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Flexible working hours

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Modern family benefits

Qualifications

• Expertise in building and maintaining Java RESTful APIs and web services.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Understand local business needs and develop new solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy components.
• Ensure production quality and intervene in incident management.

Skills

Java RESTful APIs

XML

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

React

Vue.js

Job description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be supported to grow and develop according to your aspirations. You will be part of a team with a variety of skills working in agile methodology. You will need to understand the business line challenges in order to propose and build adapted and innovative solutionsin the context of a French business unit.

Working as part of a French team, your principal mission will be end-to-end, from content collection to publication for our online products.

With full cloud technology migration in mind, you will be working with XML content and the various services and processing workflows (REST API, Lambda, Java frameworks, workflows, step function).

Knowledge of XSLT is a great asset for conversions and structuration purposes.

If you're interested in the frontend too, you'll find topics to develop your skills with simples Backoffice sites used internally (React and vue.js Framework).

Responsibilities

• Understanding critical issues and local business needs
• Developing new solutions and maintaining existing ones
• Proposing ideas to improve tools and processes
• Ensuring production quality and sustainability
• Intervening in incident management and improving monitoring infrastructure
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Modernizing legacy components and processes

Requirements

• Expertise in building and maintaining Java RESTful APIs, lambda and web services.
• XML oriented
• Knowledge of cloud platforms ecosystem like AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure (Serverless, Queuing systems, eventBus, container orchestration, workflows)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
• Strong understanding of database management systems like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data science and devops

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

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Senior Software Engineer • South Africa, Johannesburg