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Software Engineer III (WebConvey)
full-timeCape Town, Port Elizabeth

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Cape Town, Port Elizabeth

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full-time

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About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and testing of software components within a specific product area. You’ll work both independently and collaboratively to solve problems, build high‑quality code, and support continuous improvement across the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to clarify and finalize technical requirements.
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain software components of moderate complexity.
  • Write and review technical specifications and documentation.
  • Participate in code reviews and follow established development best practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues and defects.
  • Work effectively in various development environments (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.
  • Perform other related duties as needed.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in software engineering or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience with programming languages such as: Java/J2EE, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, .NET/.NET Core, Angular or React, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL
  • Familiarity with operating systems such as Windows, UNIX, or Linux.
  • Understanding of data modeling and working with data storage systems and complex data models or test-driven development.
  • Experience with automated testing tools (Cypress or similar).
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable code and perform effective unit testing.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience applying software development methodologies (Agile).
  • Knowledge of architectural patterns such as Web API or MVC.
  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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 

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.

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Tech stack
Java/J2EE,JavaScript,TypeScript,C#,.NET/.NET Core,Angular,React,C/C++,HTML,XML,SQL,Automated Testing,Agile,Data Modeling,Code Reviews,Troubleshooting

About Reed Technology

At LexisNexis Reed Tech, our mission is to enable the advancement of humanity by delivering better outcomes to the innovation community. Each and every day, the work our team does supports the development of new technologies and processes that ultimately advance humanity.

Helping our customers reach their goals is our primary focus. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations and ultimately achieve superior results. Our overall success is measured by how well we deliver these results.

Our workflow and analytic solutions enable the innovation ecosystem to be more effective and efficient at bringing meaningful innovation to our world. We serve researchers, law firms, department heads, patent offices, competition authorities, universities, and financial services firms. We seek to deliver better outcomes to anyone who creates, prosecutes, defends, and analyzes innovation.

Our business is a division of LexisNexis Legal and Professional, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Information Services
Founding Year: 1961

What you'll do

  • As a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and test software components within a specific product area. You will collaborate with team members and stakeholders to clarify technical requirements and support continuous improvement across the development lifecycle.

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What does a Software Engineer III (WebConvey) do at Reed Technology?

As a Software Engineer III (WebConvey) at Reed Technology, you will: as a Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and test software components within a specific product area. You will collaborate with team members and stakeholders to clarify technical requirements and support continuous improvement across the development lifecycle..

Why join Reed Technology as a Software Engineer III (WebConvey)?

Reed Technology is a leading Information Services company.

Is the Software Engineer III (WebConvey) position at Reed Technology remote?

The Software Engineer III (WebConvey) position at Reed Technology is based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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