Software Engineer III

at  LexisNexis

Job Description
Software Engineer III
Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career?
Would you enjoy working on our cutting-edge products?
About our Team
We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernise our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis IP’s flagship products, PatentSight+. This team keeps the current monolithic stack running while shifting current features into a new, serverless stack by refactoring existing code or adding new features as microservices. This is an opportunity to join a team that works on modern, cloud native infrastructure and become an essential part of building the new architecture.

We expect this team to be working across multiple technologies around a core including:

• React
• JavaScript
• AWS (such as Serverless, AppSync, CDK)
• GraphQL

About the Role
We are hiring several Software Engineers of differing levels to work on modernising the application platform for a key product, PatentSight+. PatentSight+ enables core IP activities such as competitive intelligence and benchmarking, portfolio optimization and more, by bringing together highly curated and enriched datasets, cutting-edge analysis tools with streamlined workflows and powerful visualization capabilities, all within a single platform
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 mainly based in the UK and Germany. You will also work closely with existing application team, 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 a Sharing Service, Smart Search Engine, and a User Data Manager.
• Helping to build AWS platform infrastructure with CDK, such as NodeJS/Python Lamda’s.
• 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, including knowledge on running cost effective serverless architecture.
• Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes
• Desirable, but not essential, experience with GraphQL, or similar API schemas.
• Any experience with one or more of the following would be beneficial C#, SQL, Python or JavaScript.
• 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 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, 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:
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Responsibilities

• Assisting in the breakdown and implementation of new features, such as a Sharing Service, Smart Search Engine, and a User Data Manager.
• Helping to build AWS platform infrastructure with CDK, such as NodeJS/Python Lamda’s.
• 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

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