Data Engineer

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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
In-Office
Entry level
Information Technology • Legal Tech • Professional Services • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
Build and maintain data pipelines on Databricks using Python and PySpark; ingest, transform and enrich data across medallion layers; deliver datasets via APIs and event-driven systems; collaborate with cross-functional teams; participate in code reviews, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting while developing technical skills.
Summary Generated by Built In

Would you like to ensure the successful delivery of the Data Platform and Software Innovations? 

Do you enjoy creating a collaborative and customer-focused working environment? 

About Team:

LexisNexis Intellectual Property, 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 Role:   

As a Data Engineer at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), you’ll contribute to building and maintaining our next-generation Strategic Data Platform. This platform ingests, enriches, and transforms global patent and IP-related data to power key products like PatentSight+, as well as a growing ecosystem of internal tools and customer-facing solutions.

In this early-career role, you will collaborate with senior engineers and technical leads to design robust data pipelines, apply engineering best practices, and support the delivery of high-quality data through modern platforms such as Databricks, APIs, and event-driven systems. You'll gain practical experience working at scale while contributing to the delivery of data directly to customers and systems across the organisation.

                      

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contributing to the development and maintenance of data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Databricks

  • Supporting the delivery of enriched datasets to customers via Databricks, RESTful APIs, and event-driven delivery mechanisms (e.g., Kafka or similar)

  • Assisting in data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment across the medallion architecture (bronze → silver → gold)

  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineers, data analysts, and product managers

  • Participating in code reviews, unit testing, and documentation to ensure high code quality and maintainability

  • Troubleshooting and debugging data issues across development and production environments

  • Following and contributing to internal best practices around data engineering and software development

  • Continuously developing technical skills and understanding of the business domain

Requirements:

  • Hands-on experience in a software/data engineering role.

  • Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of PySpark or similar distributed data frameworks.

  • Familiarity with Databricks or a strong interest in learning and working with the platform.

  • Understanding of data delivery patterns, including REST APIs and event-driven architectures.

  • Experience with SQL and structured data manipulation.

  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

  • Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn from feedback.

  • Good communication skills and ability to work in a team setting.

Nice to Have:

  • Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

  • Experience working with large-scale or open datasets.

  • Familiarity with medallion architecture or similar data lake patterns.

  • Understanding of data quality principles and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows.

Why Join Us?

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

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.

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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Top Skills

Databricks
Git
Kafka
Pyspark
Python
Restful Apis
SQL
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The Company
HQ: New York City, NY
10,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1970

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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