Software Engineering Lead

RELX
Full-time South Africa, South Africa Computer Occupations
Posted:
March 02, 2026
Location:
South Africa, South Africa, South Africa

Job Description

About the Role

We are hiring a Software Engineering Lead to take the responsibility for the work on maintaining, modernizing and enhancing a key product, LexisNexis® Classification. This product uses AI to read millions of patents globally and pull the relevant patents into custom categories that are relevant to the specific technology areas users define.

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

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in overseeing software development mainly within LexisNexis® Classification. You will contribute directly to solving technical problems as well as guiding your team ...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: South Africa, South Africa
Posted: March 02, 2026
Deadline: April 11, 2026