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Software Engineering Lead

RELX Company
Full-time
On-site
Evanston, United States

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • 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, 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. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible. Ensure all staff is provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals consistently. 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. Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field required.
  • 3 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required.
  • Also required is:
    • 3 years of experience: with SDLC, Waterfall, and Scrum Agile software development; expert-level development and design experience using Java, XML, JSP, J2EE and Web Services; with Spring Boot, Micro Services, Spring MVC, Struts, Hibernate, JPA, Angular, Lucene, and jQuery frameworks; using REST APIs, Graph QL, and SOA web services with OAuth2 authentication; working with Relational databases Oracle, SQLServer, DB2, PostgreSQL. etc.
    • 2 years of experience: with CI/CD and version control tools such as Git, SVN, Jenkins, etc.
  • Employee reports to LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc. office in Evanston, IL, but may telecommute from any location within the U.S.
  • Experience can be concurrent.

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