Software Engineering Manager

1 day ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa RELX Full time

About Us

At RELX, we empower talented individuals to drive innovation and excellence in the technology sector. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market, improving productivity and transforming the business and practice of law.

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional Software Engineering Lead to manage and guide a diverse team of engineers. This role requires strong technical skills, good communication, and great leadership abilities, with responsibilities including technical and administrative decision-making, performance and code reviews, mentorship, and strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities

  • Releasing management inclusive of sign off for a well-formed test plan, rollback plan, communication plan, and release notes.
  • Overseeing resource management inclusive of administrative duties such as time and attendance, resource planning, performance management, 1 on 1 chats and career development.
  • Performing project management duties such as agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, and business engagement.
  • Providing technical leadership in solution design, technical implementation, output quality and coaching of team members in accordance with software engineering best practices and design patterns.
  • Owning the team strategy for futureproofing, maintenance and improvement including technical, operational, and resource level plans.
  • Supporting management of queries escalated to the development team.
  • Implementing (writing code, automation tests and devops activities), complex technical specifications and review new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

Requirements

  • Have a BSC degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Have at least 3 years serving as a senior software engineer or solutions architect, mentoring intermediate and or junior software engineers.
  • Have at least 7 years professional experience in the technology sector.
  • Be proficient in SQL and data manipulation including dot net, C#, Angular, GIT, and Azure pipelines (preferred).
  • Have a good understanding of SOLID principles and industry best practices.
  • Have good communication skills, written, verbal and presentation skills including communicating complex content to a range of audiences.
  • Be emotionally intelligent with a good understanding of team dynamics.
  • Have established organizational, planning, and change management skills.
  • Be able to uphold ethics and promote a culture of honesty, accountability and general camaraderie.

Benefits and Working Conditions

  • We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation.
  • We offer an appealing working prospect for our people.
  • We will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

About Our People

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

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