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Thomson Reuters · 3 hours ago

Lead Software Engineer,CoCounsel Innovation& Custom Delivery

Eagan, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$117K/yr - $217K/yr

5+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted content and technology solutions for professionals in various fields, including legal. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop and implement AI-powered legal technology solutions, focusing on creating production-grade applications and integrating generative AI models for major legal clients.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement production-grade applications from scratch, owning the full stack from database schema to API design to deployment infrastructure

Architect and build RESTful APIs and async, event-driven systems using message queues, event streams, and serverless architectures that serve as the backbone for AI-powered applications

Integrate generative AI models into production applications, including building and deploying agentic AI systems using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or AutoGen

Implement Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK, and establish robust CI/CD pipelines that enable rapid, reliable deployments

Drive technical excellence by establishing coding standards, conducting thorough code reviews, and making critical decisions about technology stack and architecture patterns

Mentor engineers on software design principles, cloud architecture, and AI integration patterns while partnering closely with product managers, AI researchers, and client stakeholders

Design effective prompt strategies, evaluation frameworks, and observability solutions for LLM-based applications to ensure quality and performance

Qualification

PythonCloud InfrastructureRESTful APIsAI IntegrationInfrastructure as CodeDatabase ExpertiseEvent-driven ArchitectureAnalytical SkillsTeam MentoringCommunication SkillsAdaptability

Required

5+ years of software engineering experience building production applications from 0 to 1, with deep understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and clean architecture

3+ years of cloud and infrastructure experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, or Pulumi), container orchestration (ECS, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines

Expert-level proficiency in Python or TypeScript/Node.js (ideally both) with experience in modern backend frameworks (FastAPI, Express, NestJS) and React

Strong proficiency in building RESTful APIs with solid understanding of auth and API best practices, plus experience designing asynchronous, event-driven architectures using message queues or event buses

Solid database expertise spanning both SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis) systems

Practical experience integrating LLMs into production applications and hands-on work with agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar)

Understanding of prompt engineering techniques, RAG architectures, vector databases, and LLM evaluation methodologies

Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineering teams with excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Strong analytical and debugging skills with ability to quickly assess technical trade-offs and make pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and maintainability

Comfort with ambiguity and changing requirements in fast-paced environments, with a self-directed approach and strong sense of ownership and urgency

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

Comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match.

Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Company

Thomson Reuters

Glassdoor3.0

Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Founded in 2008

Toronto, Ontario, CAN

10001+ employees

http://thomsonreuters.com

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