Consulting​/Principal Software Engineer

Responsibilities

BASIC FUNCTIONS:
This position provides assistance and input to management, develops and leads large multifunctional development activities, solves complex technical problems, writes complex code for computer systems, and serves as a senior source of expertise. The position may also provide sizing or budget recommendations to management.

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

• Software development process expert in applicable methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)
• Have experience developing / maintaining web applications based on modern search engines such as Solr / Elasticsearch, including indexing, query parsing, relevance tuning, etc.
• Have experience developing / deploying high-performance RESTful web services
• Expertise in data modeling, design and manipulation, optimization, best practices, tuning, and leading industry trend knowledge
• Expertise in normalized/dimensional data modeling principles and their application to complex business needs
• Expertise in industry technology language development trends
• Expertise in test-driven development and maintenance including techniques for applying best practices for overall project benefit
• Expert knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems
• Proven expert in partnering and leading internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Solid knowledge of architectural principles
• Strong proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques
• Ability to design and work with complex data models
• Advanced problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues; prior success extracting/translating findings into alternatives/solutions; and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making

Work in a way that works for you. We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.

Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. Together, we are building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We believe in a healthy work/life balance. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

- Comprehensive, multi-carrier health plan benefits
- Disability insurance
- Dependent care and commuter spending accounts
- Life and accident insurance
- Retirement benefits (salary investment plan/employer stock purchase plan)- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

About our Team

Lexis Nexis is a data and analytics company with 10,500 colleagues serving customers in more than 150 countries. We’re one of the largest information and analytics companies on the planet. We design solutions that help our customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and be more successful.

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