Are you passionate about solving complex technical challenges and shaping large‑scale software solutions?
Do you enjoy leading, mentoring, and partnering across teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.
About the Role
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will play a key part in designing, building, and evolving complex systems that support critical business needs. You will provide technical leadership, contribute to architectural and design decisions, and act as a trusted expert for both internal stakeholders and external partners. The role combines hands-on development with mentoring, problem‑solving, and strategic input.
Responsibilities
Act as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources
Provide design input across products and complex system components
Work directly with customers and end users to understand and translate needs
Serve as a recognised expert on coding and technical issues
Collaborate with technical team members to finalise and refine requirements
Write and review detailed specifications for system components of moderate complexity
Resolve complex defects and technical issues
Mentor and guide software developers on development methodologies and optimisation techniques
Requirements
Extensive experience in software engineering and delivering complex systems
Strong expertise in software development methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
Advanced capability in data modelling, data manipulation, optimisation, and working with complex data models
Proficiency across multiple development languages and technologies including Java and Springboot
Experience with test‑driven development and applying best practices to improve quality and outcomes
Solid understanding of architectural principles and multiple data storage technologies
Proven ability to lead, partner with, and influence internal and external technology resources
Strong communication, problem‑solving, planning, and stakeholder engagement 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 Pattern
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.
We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.
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Skills Required
- Extensive experience in software engineering and delivering complex systems
- Strong expertise in software development methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
- Advanced capability in data modelling, data manipulation, optimisation, and working with complex data models
- Proficiency across multiple development languages and technologies including Java and Springboot
- Experience with test‑driven development and applying best practices to improve quality and outcomes
- Solid understanding of architectural principles and multiple data storage technologies
- Proven ability to lead, partner with, and influence internal and external technology resources
- Strong communication, problem‑solving, planning, and stakeholder engagement skills
LexisNexis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LexisNexis and has not been reviewed or approved by LexisNexis.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are often described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life and disability protection. Wellbeing programming such as wellness initiatives and fitness support is also positioned as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are repeatedly framed as a meaningful component of total rewards through 401(k) matching and access to stock purchase opportunities. Performance bonuses and charitable matching are also included as financial-support features within the broader rewards mix.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as broad, including PTO, paid holidays, sick leave, and paid volunteer time. Flexible work arrangements, including remote options and flexible hours, further strengthen the overall rewards experience.
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What We Do
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets, monitoring their brands and competition, and in mitigating business risk. We collaborate with universities to educate students, and we support nation-building with governments and courts by making laws accessible and strengthening legal infrastructures. We partner with leading global associations and customers to collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 130 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide, is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.
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