Software Engineering Lead- (AI product)

We are hiring a Software Engineering Lead to take responsibility for the work on modernising and enhancing a key product, LexisNexis® Classification. This product utilises AI to scan millions of patents worldwide and categorise the relevant patents into custom categories that align with the specific technology areas users define.

You will be the go-to person for a small, highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and processes. Your engineering team will be based in London. You will also work closely with the existing application team in South Africa, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in overseeing software development for a modernised LexisNexis® Classification. You will contribute directly to solving technical problems as well as guiding your team to success., * Owning and executing the backlog of product modernisation.

• Leading the delivery and deployment of data science research into scalable AI-powered features.
• Creating performance- and cost-optimised services.
• Able to communicate and take ownership within the team and across team boundaries.
• Writing and reviewing detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Leading in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Managing a team of software engineers in a Scrum-based development environment while collaborating with stakeholders

• Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes, particularly adapting Scrum and agile frameworks to meet business needs.
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers, including knowledge of running cost-effective serverless architecture.
• Experience working with Python, C#, and Angular.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.
• Experience with PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Go, Databricks, JavaScript, and Azure Pipelines is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience in leading software engineering efforts for AI-enabled SaaS products is desirable, but not essential.

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 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 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:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel Season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to the employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

 LexisNexis ist ein führender Anbieter intelligenter Rechtsinformation in den Bereichen Steuern, Recht und Wirtschaft. Wir bieten und entwickeln Lösungen und Services, welche die Arbeit unserer Kund:innen schneller, einfacher und produktiver gestalten. 

Als Teil des Business Systems & Technology Teams von LexisNexis Österreich stellen Sie den reibungslosen Ablauf der Geschäftsprozesse durch unsere Business Systeme sicher. Gleichzeitig tragen Sie dazu bei, dass wir unsere Systeme laufend an die sich ändernden Geschäftsprozesse anpassen und weiterentwickeln.