Senior Software Engineer I

RELX; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A global information provider seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Gqeberha. This role involves developing and maintaining software solutions, primarily using Java and Python, while collaborating with diverse teams. Candidates should have expertise in RESTful APIs, cloud platforms, and database management systems. The company promotes work/life balance and offers several employee benefits, including medical aid and retirement plans, ensuring a supportive environment for professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Experience in building and maintaining Java RESTful APIs and services.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of database management systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand critical issues and local business needs.
• Develop new solutions and maintain existing ones.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects.
• Work on Python backend and frontend projects.

Skills

Java RESTful APIs

XML

Cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Database management (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)

Python

JavaScript (React, VueJS)

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy working with innovative research technology?

Would you like to be part of a team that creates solutions for our customers?

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

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 solutions in the context of a French business unit.

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
• Working on Python backend and small Javascript front end projects
• 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
• Curiosity to work on Python backend and small Javascript front end projects (React, vueJS) for CMS purposes

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 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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