Principal Software Engineer

at  LexisNexis

South Africa, , South Africa -

Start DateExpiry DateSalaryPosted OnExperienceSkillsTelecommuteSponsor Visa
Immediate24 Jun, 2024Not Specified25 Mar, 202410 year(s) or aboveTuning,Continuous Integration,Design,Machine Learning,Data Modeling,Children,Dental Insurance,Python,Paternity,Typescript,Happiness,Maternity,Natural Language Processing,Aws,Programming Languages,Access,Javascript,Application Architecture,OptimizationNoNo
Add to Wishlist Apply All Jobs
Required Visa Status:
CitizenGC
US CitizenStudent Visa
H1BCPT
OPTH4 Spouse of H1B
GC Green Card
Employment Type:
Full TimePart Time
PermanentIndependent - 1099
Contract – W2C2H Independent
C2H W2Contract – Corp 2 Corp
Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp

Description:

Principal Software Engineer
Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of products /technology?
Do you enjoy ensuring the quality of software delivered?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
About the Role
At LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), our mission is to bring clarity to innovation by delivering better outcomes to the innovation community. We help innovators make more informed decisions, be more productive, and ultimately achieve superior results. By helping our customers achieve their goals, we support the development of new technologies and processes that ultimately advance humanity.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide clients expert guidance and technical leadership on complex software development projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet client needs and drive business growth. Through your leadership and mentoring, you will inspire and develop talent to achieve technical excellence and deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities

  • Serving as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources. Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
  • Providing design input across a product.
  • Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for developing system components of moderate complexity.
  • Designing and working with complex data models.
  • Mentoring and leading software developers interested in consultancy on development methodologies and optimization techniques.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate 10 years of Software Engineering experience
  • Demonstrate knowledge of multiple programming languages,currently we are primarily using C#, React, JavaScript and TypeScript.
  • Experience with Databricks, Python, PySpark , AI technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing is advantageous.
  • Possess experience knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies, methodologies and best practices.
  • Experience in data modeling, design and manipulation, optimization, best practices, tuning, and leading industry trend knowledge.
  • Experience with cloud native solutions, in AWS, using containers (K8s)
  • Possess extensive knowledge of application architecture, and in particular micro-services and RESTful APIs

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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Optional Dental Insurance
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

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.
LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, is 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. 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:
https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK
, or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
Please read our
Candidate Privacy Policy

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

  • Serving as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources. Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
  • Providing design input across a product.
  • Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for developing system components of moderate complexity.
  • Designing and working with complex data models.
  • Mentoring and leading software developers interested in consultancy on development methodologies and optimization techniques

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 productiv


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)

Computer Software/Engineering

IT Software - System Programming

Software Engineering

Graduate

Proficient

1

South Africa, South Africa