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RELX INC Senior Software Engineer I in Cape Town, South Africa
About the Role
As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (.NET + TypeScript), you will play a key role in redesigning and evolving our Legal Project solution. A significant part of your work will involve building new services from scratch while ensuring the continuity and stability of existing systems.
You will work in an international environment, collaborating closely with Product and engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable, and high-performing solutions tailored to legal professionals.
Responsibilities
Designing and developing new services from the ground up, including reverse engineering and progressively replacing existing PHP applications
Maintaining, improving, and supporting current applications to ensure stability and performance
Contributing to architectural decisions and justify technical choices (design patterns, frameworks, infrastructure)
Ensuring high standards of code quality: resilience, scalability, performance, security, and testability
Developing full stack features using .NET (backend) and a modern frontend framework (Vue.js currently in use)
Communicate clearly on technical topics, including to non-technical stakeholders
Actively participate in agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives while performing thorough cross-developer code reviews
Requirements
Have Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
Have solid experience as a Full Stack Developer, with solid expertise in .NET
Be proficient in at least one modern frontend framework (Vue.js is a plus), with the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
Be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) as part of daily work
Have good knowledge of PHP, including the ability to analyze and reverse engineer existing codebases
Have solid analytical and problem-solving skills; structured and concise in both coding and communication
Have a good understanding of software architecture principles
Be committed to following best practices: testing, code reviews, SOLID principles, and security standards
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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.