Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI & High Availability

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

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.