Consulting/Principal Software Engineer needed at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• This position performs complex research, design, and software development assignments within a software functional area or product line, and provides direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products. This position performs software design — typically across multiple systems; mentors more-junior members of the team; and talks to users/customers and translates their requests into solutions. Mentor and guide juniors, assist software engineering leads with technical solutions and designs.

Responsibilities

• Providing design input across a product
• Acting as an acknowledged ‘go to’ person on coding and technical issues
• Interfacing with other technical personnel and product owners to finalize requirements and estimations
• Completing complex bug fixes, and resolving technical issues
• Designing and working with complex data models
• Mentoring software developers with best practices and providing guidelines
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
• Be expert in development languages, including but not limited to C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, SQL, Cypress, Playwright, Python
• 2-3 years working experience in microservices
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP) and SOLID principles, experience in design patterns with a preference in C# and the .NET framework.
• Demonstrates solid understanding of Software Engineering design patterns and/or methodologies.
• Knowledge of test-driven development
• 2-3 years of experience in working with AWS platform
• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.