Thomson Reuters · 4 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer, CoCounsel AI Assistant
Ann Arbor, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $217K/yr
5+ years expThomson Reuters is a global business that informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology. They are seeking a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to build AI-driven products and user-facing features for the CoCounsel AI Assistant team, focusing on innovative solutions for legal professionals.
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Responsibilities
Build user-facing features which drive the CoCounsel chat application, and platform capabilities to enable partners from around the company to reach our customers
Develop delightful application code, easy-to-use framework and component libraries, and push our team to be efficient, productive, and nimble in a fast-moving field
Bring deep expertise in frontend engineering while thoughtfully considering backend and platform implications--especially as evolving LLM capabilities (e.g., real-time streaming) require coordinated changes across the stack, from efficient server-side delivery to responsive client rendering
Work collaboratively with colleagues up and down the technical stack
Qualification
Required
At least five years professional software development experience. Formal computer science education is a plus but is not required
Experience in technical leadership such as mentoring other engineers, breaking features down into stories, discussing competing implementations, etc
Deep expertise in front-end technologies and architectures (e.g., React, micro-frontends/module federation, event-driven systems, TypeScript, API design, realtime communication such as websockets, RPC, or SSEs)
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively, and a self-starter mentality with quick learning and adaptability
Proven ability to execute both tactical and strategic solutions
Preferred
Experience with Python, large language models, machine learning applications, metrics, and agentic systems
Track record of utilizing the cutting edge of AI tooling and techniques
Have strong opinions about the future of LLM-driven application UX
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. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
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. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
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. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
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. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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.
Market leading work life benefits with 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; and 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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