Software Engineering Lead
Do you enjoy leading a team that develops high-quality code?
Are you interested in a role that involves being hands on also ?
About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below,
risk.lexisnexis.com
About our Team
As a Software Engineering Manager/Software Engineering Lead, you will be leading and liaising with dynamic, passionate cross functional teams, where collaboration as a team is key.
About the Role
As the Software Engineering Manager/Software Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for leading/managing a team of Software developers. On top of this you will also be required to perform hands on coding in a 50/50 split capacity.

Responsibilities

• Mentoring and/or train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management.
• Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Working closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Managing and encouraging new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations
• Serving as the initial point of escalation for software development issues within specific area of responsibility

Requirements

• Experience managing/leading a team of Software Engineers.
• Have proficient skills in Java, Spring Boot, Angular or ReactJS and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in partnering and leading internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
• Be able to collaborate, support and drive team members to deliver on results, providing technical and professional guidance.

Women in technology:

We are very supportive of women in Technology and has been a founding signature for the Tech Talent Charter. Currently 27% of our Technology workforce are women which is much higher than the UK average of 17%. We have the following initiatives in place to support women in technology:

• Mentoring scheme for women in technology
• Women’s network forum
• Regularly run events for schools girl about careers in technology to inspire the next generation of girls in tech.

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• Mentoring and/or train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management.
• Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Working closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Managing and encouraging new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations
• Serving as the initial point of escalation for software development issues within specific area of responsibilit