Software Engineer III

LexisNexis South Africa Shared Services (Pty) Ltd Company; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Software Developer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will engage in moderately complex research, design, and software development tasks, focusing on individual coding assignments and problem-solving. You'll work with a variety of programming languages, including Java and SQL, and be responsible for implementing best practices in coding and unit testing. The company values work-life balance and offers numerous benefits, including medical aid and a comprehensive retirement plan. If you're passionate about software development and eager to grow, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Software Engineering with extensive experience.
• Proficiency in Java, SQL, and data manipulation languages.

Responsibilities

• Conducting research, design, and software development tasks.
• Implementing coding best practices and conducting unit testing.
• Collaborating with stakeholders and finalizing requirements.

Skills

Software Engineering

Data Manipulation Languages

Data Modeling Principles

Java / J2EE

JSP

XML

SQL

Algorithms

Data Structures

Regular Expressions

Job description

As a Software Developer, you will perform moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should be able to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.

Responsibilities

• Performing research, design, and software development tasks within a specific functional area
• Working on individual pieces of code and solving problems related to program flow and design
• Conducting effective coding and unit testing
• Interfacing with technical personnel to finalize requirements
• Implementing development processes and coding best practices
• Operating in various development environments and collaborating with stakeholders
• Keeping abreast of new technology developments
• Completing bug fixes as necessary

Requirements

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of Software Engineering with extensive professional experience.
• Be proficient with data manipulation languages
• Be familiar with data modeling principles
• Be able to work with complex data models
• Have proficiency in development languages including Java / J2EE, JSP, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX
• Have experience with algorithms, data structures, and regular expressions
• Be familiar with industry best practices such as code coverage
• Be able to write and review detailed specifications for developing system components of moderate complexity

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