Senior Software Engineer

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

wellbeing initiatives

shared parental leave

study assistance

sabbaticals

Job summary

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data platforms, services and infrastructure powering critical business outcomes.

You will work with analysts, data scientists, and engineers to drive technical excellence, mentor teammates, and shape the data engineering function while leveraging AI-assisted development tools to deliver reliable, high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep proficiency in Python for building scalable data applications and pipelines.
• Strong SQL skills, with experience designing schemas and optimized queries.
• End-to-end ownership of data systems from design to deployment and maintenance.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Comfort with AI-assisted development tools and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, and maintenance of data pipelines and backend services.
• Develop and maintain APIs and services (e.g. FastAPI) to expose data.
• Own architectural trade-offs for scalable, reliable data systems.
• Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and raise technical standards.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and other engineers.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

APIs

AI tooling

Tools

FastAPI

SQLAlchemy

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Team

Are you passionate about building scalable data platforms and enabling data-driven innovation? Do you enjoy leading technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and leveraging AI-powered development tools to deliver impactful solutions? About our Team At LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, our mission is to bring clarity to innovation by delivering better outcomes to the innovation community. Each and every day, the work our team does supports the development of new technologies and processes that ultimately advance humanity. Helping our customers reach their goals is our primary focus. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations and ultimately achieve superior results. Our overall success is measured by how well we deliver these results. We are proud to directly support and serve these innovators in their endeavors to better humankind.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data platforms, services, and infrastructure that power critical business outcomes. Working closely with analysts, data scientists, and engineers, you will drive technical excellence, mentor team members, and help shape the future direction of the Data Engineering function. This role offers the opportunity to combine strong engineering fundamentals with AI-assisted development practices to deliver reliable, high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and maintenance of data pipelines and backend services using Python
• Write efficient, well-structured SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis, and set standards for query and schema design across the team
• Develop and maintain APIs and services (e.g. using FastAPI and SQLAlchemy) to expose data to internal and external consumers
• Own technical design decisions for data systems, balancing scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and other engineers to understand data needs and deliver reliable solutions
• Drive the design and upkeep of infrastructure supporting data workloads (containers, orchestration, provisioning)
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance and reliability of existing data systems, including leading incident response and root-cause analysis where needed
• Mentor other engineers, lead code reviews, and help raise the technical bar across the team

Requirements

• Deep proficiency in Python for building applications, pipelines, or services at scale
• Strong SQL skills, writing performant queries, designing schemas, and optimizing for large or complex datasets
• Significant experience working in a data engineering or backend engineering environment, including owning systems end-to-end
• Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural and technical trade-off decisions
• Experience mentoring engineers and/or leading technical initiatives
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative team setting
• Experience developing and maintaining APIs and services
• Experience working with AI-assisted development tools and supporting team adoption of AI capabilities

Benefits

• wellbeing initiatives
• shared parental leave
• study assistance
• sabbaticals

Working Pattern

• 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.

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. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world. Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what's possible for the way our customers work and to advance what's possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.

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