Manager Software Engineering

Are you ready for a leading Engineer role?

Would you enjoy working on our cutting-edge products?

This is a full-time position based in Raleigh, NC.

(Hybrid - 3 days in office)

About the Team:

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).

About the Role:

We’re looking for a dynamic leader to guide and inspire a talented team of software engineers, developers, and interns—including global partners and consultants. In this role, you’ll shape the vision, strategy, and execution of key initiatives across the software development life cycle, ensuring innovation and excellence at every stage.

You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, project leaders, and fellow developers to deliver high-quality software components and solutions that make a real difference. Your leadership will drive successful outcomes, from planning through delivery, while keeping senior management informed of progress and achievements.

Beyond technical leadership, you’ll play a pivotal role in building and nurturing top talent, managing resources effectively, and contributing to strategic decisions such as budgeting and team growth. This is your opportunity to influence the future of technology within a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

This role reports to the Director of Software Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Partnering with and leading large offshore resources to solving complex business needs, serving as the technical contact

• Managing your team, including interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, and giving appropriate feedback

• Writing advanced complex code for computer systems, acting as a senior source of expertise, performing reviews, and leading development

• Acting as an acknowledged go-to person on coding and technical issues

• Recommending technical strategy and direction across functional area, participating in the development and evolution of architecture

• Working directly with customers and end-users, and providing design input across a product

• Perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed.

• Complete management responsibilities to include performance management, hiring and coaching of staff, and resource planning.

• Serve as a senior source of expertise for software development best practices.

• Manage system and user acceptance testing cycles to ensure accurate and quality business solutions.

• Lead the development of technical standards and perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed.

• Provide design input across a product.

• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.

• Seek diverse ideas and perspectives from a variety of sources to create better solutions, products, and services.

• Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

• Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree

• Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations.

• Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions.

Requirements:

• ​10+ years in software development, including 3+ years in a leadership role

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

• Strong technical background in Java, SQL, .Net, C#, Cloud technologies or similar

• Expertise in Agile, SDLC, and modern development practices

• Proven experience managing offshore teams and working across time zones

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills

• Have a BS degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Have excellent knowledge and experience in project planning and management tools

• Have substantial Software Engineering experience

• Have experience in staff resourcing and management, including partnering and offshoring resourcing models

• Be a natural problem-solver and able to take a lead in collaborating to resolve issues

• Lead, manage, and mentor engineering teams and offshore partners

• Oversee software development, maintenance and production support, when needed

• Analyzing customer and system issues and ensuring achievement of service level agreements

• Partner with Product and Project teams to align tech strategy with business goals

• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in coding standards and deployment practices

• Provide clear progress reporting to senior management

• Contribute to strategic decisions, resource planning, and budgeting

 

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $116,000 - $215,500. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus. We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer to our US full- and part-time employees working at least 20 hours or more per week: ● Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits ● Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan ● Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs ● Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity ● Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits ● Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts ● In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

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