×
Register Here to Apply for Jobs or Post Jobs. X

Software Engineer III; REACT

Job in Cape Town, 7100, South Africa
Listing for: RELX
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Software Engineer III (REACT)

About the Role

We are hiring Software Engineers to work on maintaining, modernizing and enhancing a key product, Lexis Nexis® 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 working in 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.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in the breakdown and implementation of features, such as changes to UI and authentication service.

  • Implementation of enhancements requested by customers and bug fixes, such as improvements to error message displays

  • 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.

  • Understand Software Engineering techniques and processes

  • Experience with any of Python, JavaScript, Azure Pipelines, Graph

    QL (or similar API schemas) or willingness to learn.

  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills applicable to a wide audience.

  • 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

  • Medical Aid

  • Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)

  • Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

  • Study Leave

  • Note that applications are not being accepted from your jurisdiction for this job currently via this jobsite. Candidate preferences are the decision of the Employer or Recruiting Agent, and are controlled by them alone.
    To Search, View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap here to make a Search:
     
     
     
    Search for further Jobs Here:
    (Try combinations for better Results! Or enter less keywords for broader Results)
    Location
    Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)

    Job Posting Language
    Employment Category
    Education (minimum level)
    Filters
    Education Level
    Experience Level (years)
    Posted in last:
    Salary