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Thomson Reuters · 10 hours ago

Lead Research Engineer, AI

Eagan, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$169K/yr - $314K/yr

8+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted content and technology to professionals across various sectors. In this role as a Lead Research Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and develop high-quality AI solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

AdviceAnalyticsFinancial ServicesManagement ConsultingProfessional ServicesRisk ManagementSoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership partnering with other engineers and applied scientists to develop and improve methodology and evolve the technology stack

Applying modern AI development practices, you will be involved across the software development lifecycle, building, testing and delivering high-quality solutions

Working in a collaborative team-oriented environment, you will share information, value diverse ideas, partner with cross-functional and remote teams

With a strong sense of urgency and a desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will deliver timely solutions

You are empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will contribute innovative ideas, create solutions, and be accountable for end-to-end deliveries

Through dynamic engagement and communication with cross-functional partners and team members, you will effectively articulate ideas and collaborate on technical developments

Qualification

PythonNLP engineeringAI developmentCloud-native developmentMachine Learning techniquesDevOps practicesTechnical leadershipEffective communicationTeam collaborationContinuous learning

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years of NLP and/or AI engineering

Proven experience leading technical workstreams and mentoring engineers in fast-paced, cross-functional environments

Deep proficiency in Python and its ML/NLP ecosystem (e.g., PyTorch, Jax, NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, spaCy, SentenceTransformers)

Strong understanding of modern ML techniques and the ability to apply, integrate, and deploy them into real-world systems

Familiarity with empirical methodology and efficient AI Evaluation, agentic design and context engineering

Experience with cloud-native development and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or similar), automation, and DevOps practices

Demonstrated ability to move fast, prioritize impact, and deliver high-quality results in ambiguous or evolving contexts

Comfortable navigating and communicating across technical and non-technical teams to remove blockers and accelerate progress

Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and applying emerging technologies to solve complex problems

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Culture

Social Impact

Making a Real-World Impact

Market competitive 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

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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