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Join our team and contribute to innovative software solutions while growing your technical expertise in a collaborative environment
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 Software Engineer, you will be involved in research, design, and software development within a specific software functional area or product line. The role requires problem-solving skills, including designing program flow, effective coding, and unit testing, while contributing to moderately complex software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with technical teams to finalize software requirements and design specifications.- Developing, testing, and maintaining moderately complex software components.- Writing and reviewing detailed specifications to ensure high-quality development outcomes.- Implementing coding best practices, conduct code reviews, and follow development processes.- Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to ensure optimal system performance.- Working in Agile or Waterfall environments while coordinating with key stakeholders.- Staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to enhance software solutions.- Completing bug fixes and software improvements as needed.
Requirements
- Have Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.- Be proficient in dot net, C#, Angular, GIT including SQL and data manipulation.
- Be f amiliar with cloud environments (Azure) and industry best practices e.g. SOLID, CLEAN, code coverage. - Be familiar with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, test-driven development, and code coverage best practices.- Be able to analyze and resolve technical challenges efficiently.- Be able to work effectively with internal and external technology teams.- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

About the 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
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. You will be responsible for leading innovative projects using Java, AWS, and content structuring technologies. You'll be part of the team responsible for collecting French content, from enrichments with AI or Engineered to publication on our online platforms. You'll need to develop your skills in transforming XML content via XSLT
Interest and curiosity in artificial intelligence for development purposes (CoPilot) but also for fundamental knowledge (RAG princples) are key.
Responsibilities
+ Designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable applications using Java and AWS.
+ Setting-up and improving our content processing workflow
+ Collaborating with development teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
+ Mentoring and empowering developers to improve their technical skills and efficiency
+ Participating in the development of the team's technology strategy.
+ Staying updated with technological advancements to integrate best practices and innovations.
Requirements
+ Have a Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in software development, with significant experience as a technical leader
+ Have experience in Java and AWS certifications, Python as a bonus
+ Have experience in content structuring (XML,XSD,DTD) or planned skills upgrades
+ Able to mentor and train technical teams.
+ Demonstrate problem-solving and communication skills.
+ Have experience in managing complex technical projects.
+ Able to work independently and as part of a team.
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 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 are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

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
This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should have the ability 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
+ Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
+ Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
+ Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
+ Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
+ Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
+ Resolve technical issues as necessary.
+ Keep abreast of new technology developments.
+ Complete bug fixes.
Requirements
+ 3+ years of Software Engineering experience
+ BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
+ Skilled in .NET (C#), including ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework, with strong experience in Angular and front-end best practices, as well as working in Windows and UNIX environments.
+ Experienced in N-tier architecture and cloud-based deployment for scalable enterprise applications.
+ Familiar with industry standards such as code coverage and test-driven development.
+ Knowledgeable in software development methodologies including Agile and Waterfall, as well as data storage subsystems.
+ Experienced in writing and reviewing detailed specifications for moderately complex system components.
+ Strong ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes while ensuring high-quality solutions.
+ Effective collaborator with both internal and external technology resources.
+ Possesses strong oral and written communication skills to support technical and cross-functional work.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

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 perform complex research, design, and software development assignments within a software functional area or product line. You will provide direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products. You will perform software design typically across multiple systems; mentors more-junior members of the team; and talks to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions.
Responsibilities
- Interfacing with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.- Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.- Working closely with other development team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.- Implementing development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews successfully.- Operating in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.- Train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.- Resolving complex bug issues and technical issues as necessary.- Designing and working with complex data models.
Requirements
- Have a BSC degree in computer science or equivalent.- Have expertise in development languages and technologies: C# .Net, JavaScript, Angular, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows.- Must have experience with cloud environments and Azure technologies (e.g., Service busses, Azure Functions).- Have advanced knowledge and experience of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile) along with AI tools e.g. GitHub CoPilot (nice-to-have).- Have experience providing input on design and architecture (nice-to-have).- Be proficient in data manipulation languages and optimization techniques.- Be able to work effectively with technical and non-technical team members and communicate requirements clearly.
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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

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
This position performs complex research, design, and software development assignments within a software functional area or product line, and provides direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products. This position performs software design - typically across multiple systems; mentors more-junior members of the team; and talks to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions. Mentor and guide juniors, assist software engineering leads with technical solutions and designs.
Responsibilities
+ Providing design input across a product
+ Acting as an acknowledged 'go to' person on coding and technical issues
+ Interfacing with other technical personnel and product owners to finalize requirements and estimations
+ Completing complex bug fixes, and resolving technical issues
+ Designing and working with complex data models
+ Mentoring software developers with best practices and providing guidelines
+ Keep abreast of new technology developments.
+ Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
Requirements
+ 10+ years of Software Engineering experience
+ BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
+ Be expert in development languages, including but not limited to C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, SQL, Cypress, Playwright, Python
+ 2-3 years working experience in microservices
+ Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP) and SOLID principles, experience in design patterns with a preference in C# and the .NET framework.
+ Demonstrates solid understanding of Software Engineering design patterns and/or methodologies.
+ Knowledge of test-driven development
+ 2-3 years of experience in working with AWS platform
+ Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code .
Work in a way that works for you  We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

Do you enjoy working with innovative researchtechnology?
Would you like to be part of a team that createssolutions for our customers?
About our TeamLexisNexis 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 RoleAs 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

About our Team
We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernise 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:
+ Python
+ Go
+ Java
+ 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 new features, such as integration of the product with other LexisNexis® products.
+ Implementation of enhancements requested by customers and bug fixes, such as optimization of the AI autoscaling service.
+ 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 Python or Go (experience in both highly desirable).
+ Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers.
+ Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes
+ Experience with any of JavaScript, Java, C#/.Net, 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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
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We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will undertake difficult research, design, and software development assignments within the French team. You will provide direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the setup, the development, and the tuning of a legal search platform. You will perform architecture design - typically across multiple components; mentor more junior members of the team and work with others to talk to users and the Product team in order to translate their requests into solutions. Responsibilities
+ Contributing as part of a SCRUM squad team to develop cutting-edge legal search engine product.
+ Ensuring technical consistency and overall code quality and maintainability, co-create technical components with the architects of the product.
+ Defining, coordinating and providing direct input to project plans.
+ Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
+ Implementing development processes, coding best practices and code reviews, resolve technical issues as necessary.
+ Keeping abreast of new technology developments and follow global RELX technical strategy.
+ Mentoring more junior members of the team.
Requirements
+ Have 5+ years of Software Engineering experience, especially in the micro-services applications.
+ Have a BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
+ Have solid experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
+ Be proficient with reactive programming in Java with frameworks like Micronaut or SpringBoot and the micro-services architecture.
+ Have some experience with Lucene based search engines like Apache Solr or Elasticsearch.
+ Have expertise in development languages and technical stack including but not limited to: AWS Cloud (services: Lambda, S3, RDS, Redshift, event Brigdge, SES, or SNS.), NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB.), deployment infrastructures (Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Jenkins, CI/CD .) and Java J2EE (version > = 17),
+ Be an exceptional problem-solver with experience in leading teams including identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues.
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. 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.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
USA Job Seekers:
EEO Know Your Rights .
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.