Are you passionate about leading engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that solve complex business challenges?
Do you enjoy mentoring engineers, driving technical excellence, and collaborating across teams to create scalable, innovative products?
About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/
About our Team
The engineering team develops and supports a portfolio of web and API-based fraud prevention products that process millions of transactions with low-latency, real-time risk scoring and rules-based decisioning. The team also develops and maintains customer and operational tools for transaction management, fraud feedback, and platform administration while generating behavioral intelligence and risk insights at scale. Supporting both real-time and batch processing workloads, the team continuously works on enhancing fraud detection capabilities through configurable, data-driven rules and scoring models that enable rapid innovation and business agility.
About the Role
As a Software Engineering Lead, you will serve as a subject matter expert while leading a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of complex applications and systems. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with people management responsibilities, helping to drive engineering excellence, mentor developers, and deliver business-critical solutions in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the initial point of escalation for software development issues within specific area of responsibility.
- Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
- Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
- Complete complex bug fixes.
- Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
- Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
- Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, CI/CD etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Resolve complex technical issues as necessary.
- Mentor and/or train entry-level software engineers as directed by department management, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
- Keep abreast of new technology developments.
- Design and work with complex data models.
- Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
- Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible.
- Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations.
- Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions.
Requirements
- 7+ years of Software Engineering experience and 2+ years of software engineering lead experience
- BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
- Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, DORA).
- Strong experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
- Strong knowledge in industry best practices in external resource development.
- Ability to partner and lead internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
- Test-driven development and strong research skills.
- Strong proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
- Strong understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
- Ability to design and work with complex data models.
- Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems.
- Expertise in development languages including but not limited to: C#/.NET, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL, Linux.
- Strong knowledge in industry best practices in development.
- Knowledge in using and developing applicable tool sets.
- Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
- Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
- Strong organization/project planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments, and strong delegation skills involving prioritizing and reprioritizing projects and managing projects of various size and complexity.
- Strong problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues; prior success extracting/translating findings into alternatives/solutions; and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making.
- Strong communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills. Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience including senior and executive management, customers, etc., including diction/terminology and presenting information in a concise and effective manner to clients, management, and various departments using assorted communication mediums.
Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work
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U.S. National Base Pay Range: $115,400 - $192,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.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
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of software engineering lead experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and DORA
- Strong experience with resource models such as Managed Services and Staff Augmentation
- Strong knowledge of industry best practices in external resource development
- Ability to partner with and lead internal and external technology resources
- Test-driven development experience and strong research skills
- Strong proficiency with data manipulation language and optimization techniques
- Strong understanding of normalized and dimensional data modeling principles
- Ability to design and work with complex data models
- Strong knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems
- Expertise in C#/.NET, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL, and Linux
- Strong knowledge of industry best practices in software development
- Knowledge of applicable development tool sets
- Ability to write and review detailed specifications for complex system components
- Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives through direct management of others
- Strong organization, project planning, time management, change management, and delegation skills
- Strong problem-solving experience leading teams through complex project troubleshooting and diagnosis
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and customer service skills
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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.
