Software Engineer - 2 (Intermediate)
RELX is hiring a Software Engineer - 2 (Intermediate). Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
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Intermediate Software Engineer responsible for building regulatory solutions using C#, .NET, and approved AI-assisted development tools.
Are you passionate about building modern software that helps customers solve complex regulatory challenges?
Would you like to work with AI-enabled development practices while contributing to products that support innovation across the life sciences industry?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).
About the Role
As an Intermediate Software Engineer, you will help build and enhance web-based software solutions that support pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers in meeting global regulatory requirements. You will contribute across backend services, user interfaces, data platforms, and cloud technologies while applying AI-assisted development practices responsibly. Working within a collaborative environment, you will help modernize existing applications and deliver reliable, maintainable solutions that create value for customers.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain C#/.NET APIs, microservices, background processes, and Angular user interfaces.
- Help modernize legacy applications through well-scoped changes that improve maintainability, reliability, and the user experience.
- Design and work with Microsoft SQL Server data models, queries, and integrations.
- Use approved AI development tools to help plan, implement, test, debug, refactor, and document work, reviewing and validating AI-generated output before it becomes part of the product.
- Write automated tests and apply test-driven development where it helps clarify behaviour and reduce risk.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and shared decisions about design and implementation.
- Work with Azure services, CI/CD pipelines, logging, and monitoring to help deliver and support production software.
- Collaborate with product, quality engineering, architecture, security, and operations colleagues to take work from requirements through release and support.
Requirements
- Around 3 or more years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent evidence of delivering production software.
- Practical experience with C#, .NET, REST APIs, Angular, and TypeScript.
- Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, including writing queries and understanding data access and performance considerations.
- A sound grasp of automated testing, Git, code review, and iterative software delivery.
- Experience using AI coding tools, or a strong willingness to adopt them thoughtfully.
- The ability to own moderately complex tasks, communicate progress and trade-offs, and seek input when a decision has wider architectural or customer impact.
- Care for security, data privacy, reliability, and clear documentation.
- Helpful experience with Azure services, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, legacy modernization, microservice integration, observability, production troubleshooting, or software in life sciences, healthcare, regulatory, or other high-trust environments.
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 Pattern
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.
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
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Software Engineer - 2 (Intermediate) at RELX rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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