Thomson Reuters · 6 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $253K/yr
7+ years expThomson Reuters is a global company that informs the way forward by combining trusted content and technology. In this role as a Lead Software Engineer, you will contribute to the engineering and development of scalable, reliable services and APIs, working within agile teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
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Responsibilities
Engineering and software development of scalable, reliable, and highly available services and APIs
Developing cloud-native solutions running on public cloud infrastructure such as AWS
Partnering with Product Managers to develop user stories and maintain a well-groomed product backlog
Applying agile software development methodologies to deliver production-ready code at the conclusion of each sprint
Working with architects to determine technical design for feature requirements
Driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development
Ensuring applications and infrastructure meet high security standards to maintain and enhance customer trust
You will collaborate closely with Quality Engineering and Quality Assurance teams to ensure quality is built into solutions from the inside out
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in a software engineering environment
Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
Strong programming experience with .NET and C#, including object-oriented principles (SOLID, DRY, DDD)
Experience designing and developing web applications and production-grade, customer-facing APIs using ASP.NET
Experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular and JavaScript
Experience working with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS (EC2, S3, ALB, API Gateway, Auto Scaling, RDS, Lambda, SQS)
Experience with containers (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) is a plus
Proficiency with CI/CD, Git, and modern DevOps processes and tools
Experience using AI productivity tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code
You are agile, collaborative, and adaptable, with strong ownership and accountability. You bring passion and energy to your work and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions
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.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.
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;
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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Funding
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Leadership Team
Steve Hasker
President and CEO
Michael Eastwood
Chief Financial Officer
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