Software Engineer Iii

About our Team

We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernize our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis Intellectual Property's flagship AI products, LexisNexis Classification.

The team enhances the application with new features and functions to enrich the users experience as well as optimizing existing functionalities.

This is an opportunity to be part of a team that works on modern, cloud native infrastructure and become an essential part of enhancing and maintaining the product. We expect you to work across multiple technologies around a core including : React, JavaScript, Nodejs, Python, SQL, AWS.

About the Role

We are hiring Software Engineers to work on maintaining, modernizing and enhancing a key product, LexisNexis Classification.

This product uses AI to read millions of patents globally and pull the relevant patents into custom categories that are relevant to the specific technology areas users define. You'll be working in a small highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and process.

Your engineering team will be based mainly in South Africa but also across Europe.

You will also work closely with existing application teams, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and the USA.

Responsibilities

Assisting in the breakdown and implementation of features, such as changes to UI and authentication service.

Implementation of enhancements requested by customers and bug fixes, such as improvements to error message displays.

Assisting in refactoring the existing application.

Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.

Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.

Operating in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.) while collaborating with stakeholders.

Requirements

Demonstrate experience working with modern React frameworks.

Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers.

Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes.

Experience with any of Python, JavaScript, Azure Pipelines, GraphQL (or similar API schemas) or willingness to learn.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.

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 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. Working for you We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

Benefits

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.

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