Software Engineer III in Leeds

Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career? Would you enjoy working on our cutting‑edge products?

About our team

Our team is a collaborative and forward‑thinking group of software engineers, quality analysts, and product specialists based in Leeds. We work closely together in an Agile environment, sharing knowledge and continuously improving our development practices to deliver high‑quality, scalable solutions for our clients. The team values innovation, technical excellence, and open communication, fostering a supportive culture where ideas are encouraged and professional growth is actively supported. We are passionate about building reliable, performant products and take pride in mentoring and developing talent across all experience levels.

About the role

This position performs moderately difficult research, design, and software development assignments within a specific software functional area or product line. The position should have the ability to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.

Key responsibilities

• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components.
• Complete complex bug fixes.
• Implement and guide others to continuous integration, delivery, and deployment software delivery practices.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand the product's complex requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolve complex intermediate technical issues, as necessary.
• Pair Programming with squad members to support the learning and development of others.
• Develop skills to mentor less senior software developers on development methodologies and optimisation techniques.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Approximately 3+ years of experience in software engineering or a related technical role.
• Practical experience gained through professional work, education, or equivalent hands‑on learning.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical partners.
• Working knowledge of data manipulation languages.
• Understanding of data modelling principles and complex data structures.
• Experience with one or more development languages (e.g., C#, Progress Open Edge, TypeScript).
• Familiarity with industry best practices, such as code coverage and code reviews.
• Ability to contribute to technical specifications and design discussions.
• Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
• Experience with test‑driven development or similar quality‑focused practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex issues.

Why Join Us?

If you are fascinated by the changes happening in the legal market and want to get to the heart of innovation in this space, then this is the role for you. Come and join our award‑winning and growing team!

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:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Optional Dental Insurance.
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources.
• Access to the employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work.

About our business

LexisNexis, a division of FTSE 100 RELX Group, is a leading provider of legal and tax information, data, analytics, and software solutions to legal service providers around the world. In the UK, our customers include many law firms, the bar and bench, local and central public sector, tax advisors, and many corporate counsels. LexisNexis Enterprise Solution is the division of LexisNexis UK that delivers software solutions, including Lexis Omni, a platform that allows legal professionals to work anywhere, anytime, and however they need.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.