Senior Software Engineer I
Are you excited to work with a variety of products and technologies in a collaborative and supportive environment?
Do you enjoy sharing knowledge and learning with colleagues from diverse backgrounds?
About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions supports organizations around the world with innovative tools for risk assessment. Our insurance division delivers advanced technology and analytics that help drive better decision-making throughout the insurance policy lifecycle. We’re committed to creating positive outcomes for our clients by improving efficiency and reducing risk. Learn more about our Insurance Risk Solutions on our website https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance.
About the Team
Our teams are structured in inclusive and collaborative squads, each consisting of a Squad Lead, Business Analyst, Dev Lead, Developers, and Testers. This structure fosters strong connections and empowers members to contribute their unique perspectives and deliver outcomes together.
About the Role
This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should have the ability to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with technical personnel and team members to finalize software requirements and understand product requirements.
Develop and review detailed specifications and translate moderately complex requirements into effective software designs.
Implement software development processes, coding best practices, and participate in code reviews.
Develop, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues and complete bug fixes across various development environments.
Collaborate with key stakeholders in Agile, Waterfall, and other development methodologies.
Work with Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Microservices, Hibernate, JPA, Cosmos DB, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
Configure and support services using Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments such as Azure, with a focus on performance optimization.
Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to technology migrations and related initiatives, including Java upgrades, Kafka/EventHub, Databricks, and Python as applicable.
Requirements
5+ years of Software Engineering experience.
BS in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Strong Java experience; Java 8 required, with Java 11/21 experience preferred.
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Microservices, Hibernate, JPA, and Cosmos DB.
Experience with performance optimization and troubleshooting.
Experience with Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred), and Azure cloud environments.
Familiarity with Kafka/EventHub and strong understanding of REST APIs and distributed systems.
Java migration experience (8 → 11/21), Databricks, and Python are good to have.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
- BS in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Strong Java experience; Java 8 required
- Java 11/21 experience
- Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Microservices, Hibernate, and JPA
- Experience with Cosmos DB
- Experience with performance optimization and troubleshooting
- Experience with Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure cloud environments
- Familiarity with Kafka/EventHub
- Strong understanding of REST APIs and distributed systems
- Experience with GitHub Actions
- Java migration experience (8 -> 11/21)
- Databricks experience
- Python
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.
RELX Insights
What We Do
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.
