Thomson Reuters · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer – AI (Westlaw AI)
Ann Arbor, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $204K/yr
5+ years expThomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted content and technology for professionals across various domains. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – AI to develop intelligent systems that power expert solutions in legal, tax, risk, and compliance areas by collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered solutions.
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Responsibilities
Architect and implement advanced AI systems, including multi-component pipelines, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and custom AI agents with multi-step reasoning
Integrate AI models into production software through robust APIs and scalable data pipelines
Adapt AI models and techniques to specialized domains, tailoring solutions for expert systems in areas such as legal, tax, and compliance
Evaluate and prototype cutting-edge AI techniques to solve business challenges
Conduct proof-of-concept projects for new AI-driven features
Stay current with AI research and emerging technologies
Break down ambiguous requirements into scalable technical specifications
Mentor junior engineers and facilitate technical discussions
Contribute to ML blogs and LLMOps practices within the team
Present thought leadership at internal and external forums representing the organization in emerging technology areas
Implement comprehensive testing frameworks and monitoring systems for AI model performance
Ensure strong data governance, bias analysis, and security standards
Conduct scalability analysis and recommend operational improvements
Work closely with AI researchers, designers, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into real-world applications
Optimize AI system performance considering factors like latency and resource usage
Drive collaboration to feature enhancements through AI capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in software engineering; at least 2 years focused on AI/ML
Strong foundation and experience with AI/ML model development
Sound understanding of machine learning principles, evaluation, and system design
Experience with integrating models into end-to-end production-grade applications
Experience integrating AI models into production systems and APIs at scale
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Proficiency in Python and related frameworks for building AI-powered systems
Strong communication skills and experience working in cross-functional teams
Preferred
Experience with LLM-driven systems, agent-based architectures, or AI APIs from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic
Experience with vector databases, embeddings, or search-based AI
Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or compliance systems
A portfolio of projects demonstrating creativity and skill building solutions with LLMs
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.
Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
Competitive 401k plan with company match
Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave
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
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
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President and CEO
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Chief Financial Officer
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