Senior Data Platform Engineer – AI-Driven Pipelines

Traka; Durban; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions in Durban is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data platforms and services. You will work with analysts, data scientists, and engineers to drive technical excellence and mentor the team, while exploring AI-assisted development practices.

You will own data systems design, balance scalability and reliability, and contribute to infrastructure for data workloads.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python for building scalable data applications.
• Strong SQL skills and data modeling for large datasets.
• Experience in data engineering or backend engineering, end-to-end ownership.
• Ability to make architectural trade-offs and mentor engineers.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs/services and collaborating with teams.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable data pipelines and backend services.
• Develop and optimize APIs and data processing components.
• Mentor engineers, review code, and raise technical standards.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data engineering

Backend services

APIs

AI tools

Mentoring

Tools

FastAPI

SQLAlchemy

Job description

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions in Durban is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data platforms and services. You will work with analysts, data scientists, and engineers to drive technical excellence and mentor the team, while exploring AI-assisted development practices.

You will own data systems design, balance scalability and reliability, and contribute to infrastructure for data workloads.