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# Senior Software Engineer at Elsevier

**Location**
: Cape Town, Western Cape · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal · +1

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Aug 11, 2026

## Description

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data platforms, pipelines, backend services, APIs, and infrastructure. The role focuses on Python, SQL, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, data systems architecture, incident response, and mentoring engineers, while collaborating with analysts, data scientists, and other engineers. The position offers flexible working hours and benefits tailored to the applicant's location.

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