Software Engineering Lead

Software Engineering Lead - Fixed Term contract

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 and lead the 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

Join our team as a Software Engineering Lead, where you will oversee software development and guide a small, highly skilled agile team. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA to modernize our application stack and build new features as microservices.

At RELX, we are committed to advancing gender diversity within the technology sector and supporting greater representation of women in tech. To further this commitment, RELX has implemented the following initiatives:

Women in Technology (WiT) Mentoring Program: This program is tailored to enhance career development for female talent in tech roles across all our businesses.

Women’s Network Forum: We offer dedicated forums that foster community, mentorship, and professional growth for women.

Inspiring Future Talent: We actively engage with schools, hosting events to inspire young females to consider and pursue careers in technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and communicate effectively within and across teams.
• Break down and implement new features such as a Sharing Service, Smart Search Engine, and User Data Manager.
• Build AWS platform infrastructure using CDK, NodeJS/Python Lambdas.
• Refactor existing applications.
• Write and review detailed specifications for system components.
• Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.).

Requirements

• Experience with modern React frameworks.
• Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud providers, including serverless architecture.
• Understanding of software engineering techniques and processes.
• Experience with GraphQL or similar API schemas is beneficial but not essential.
• Familiarity with C#, SQL, Python, or JavaScript is advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation 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 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: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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