Software Engineer III (PHYTHON & GO), Johannesburg

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