Position: Fullstack Software Engineer - React & Cloud
Location: Bonn (hybrid)
About Us:
At LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), we believe that whenever a person works on a patent and understands the future trajectory of a specific technology, that person has the potential to fundamentally change how society operates. We are proud to directly support and serve these innovators in their endeavors to better humankind. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations, and ultimately achieve superior results. By harnessing the latest advances in machine learning combined with expert analysis, LexisNexis Intellectual Property is disrupting how actionable insight is extracted from patent data. Information can now be accessed with efficiency, accuracy and at a speed that is just not possible by traditional methods. Our overall success is measured by how well we deliver these results.
LexisNexis Intellectual Property is undergoing an exciting journey with significant career and development opportunities available. We offer a competitive salary and commission structure, along with a comprehensive benefits package. If you are a motivated and experienced sales professional who is passionate about machine learning and the IP industry, we encourage you to apply for this great opportunity.
About our Team:
We are strengthening our software engineering team to modernise our existing application stack, powering one of LexisNexis IP’s flagship products, PatentSight+. This team keeps the current monolithic stack running while shifting current features into a new, serverless stack by refactoring existing code or adding new features as microservices. This is an opportunity to join a team that works on modern, cloud native infrastructure and become an essential part of building the new architecture.
We expect this team to be working across multiple technologies around a core including:
React
JavaScript
AWS (such as Serverless, AppSync, CDK)
GraphQL
About the Role:
We are hiring several Software Engineers of differing levels to work on modernising the application platform for a key product, PatentSight+. PatentSight+ enables core IP activities such as competitive intelligence and benchmarking, portfolio optimization and more, by bringing together highly curated and enriched datasets, cutting-edge analysis tools with streamlined workflows and powerful visualization capabilities, all within a single platform. You’ll be working in a small highly skilled agile team, with ownership over the mission and your development practices and process. Your engineering team will be mainly based in the UK and Germany. You will also work closely with existing application team, as well as with a broader range of stakeholders distributed across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and the USA.
Responsibilities:
Assisting in the breakdown and implementation of new features, such as a Sharing Service, Smart Search Engine, and a User Data Manager.
Helping to build AWS platform infrastructure with CDK, such as NodeJS/Python Lamda’s.
Assisting in refactoring the existing application.
Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
Participate in development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
Operating in various development environments (Agile, Kanban, etc.) while collaborating with stakeholders.
Requirements:
Demonstrate experience working with modern React frameworks.
Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers, including knowledge on running cost effective serverless architecture.
Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes
Desirable, but not essential, experience with GraphQL, or similar API schemas.
Any experience with one or more of the following would be beneficial C#, SQL, Python or JavaScript.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.
Work in a way that works for you:
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. 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.
LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
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