Lead Software Development Engineer

Lead Software Development Engineer

Thomson Reuters is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a highly dynamic team developing our next generation Global Trade Management application suite. Our engineers come from a broad range of backgrounds and experience levels, united by a shared drive to build exceptional software.

Successful candidates will be passionate about software engineering, measure success through working software and end user satisfaction, and have a desire to reimagine our business for the customer's benefit. We look for people who are comfortable with ambiguity and leverage an agentic AI-First approach across all SDLC operations.

Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Global Trade is a comprehensive software suite designed to streamline and automate international trade management for businesses. It simplifies complex global trade operations by ensuring compliance with ever-changing regulations, optimizing supply chains, and reducing costs and risks associated with cross-border transactions. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing ERP systems to manage import/export processes, automate trade documentation, and provide real-time visibility into global shipments. By leveraging up-to-date regulatory content and advanced analytics, ONESOURCE empowers companies to enhance operational efficiency, mitigate compliance risks, and accelerate global growth in a fast-paced, highly regulated trade environment.

About the Role: In this role as a Lead Software Development Engineer you will:

• Develop software applications using best practices in coordination with a distributed team.
• Apply mastery-level understanding of software development methodologies to design and build complex SaaS systems.
• Drive design decisions including platform selection, coding standards, and technical implementation.
• Contribute across all aspects of an Agile development process, design, programming, testing, documentation, QA, and implementation.
• Lead code reviews to enforce standards and provide constructive feedback.
• Mentor junior team members to reinforce best practices and support their growth.
• Ensure development efforts are properly estimated and delivered on time and to quality standards.
• Collaborate with internal and external end users on requirements gathering and application design.
• Provide technical guidance to management and help shape the technical direction for new product development.
• Leverage innovation time to explore pet projects and areas of special interest.

About You: You're fit for the role of Lead Software Development Engineer if your background includes:

• 5+ years of experience developing software for the Global Trade industry, specifically in logistics, customs, or supply chain management.
• 10+ years of software development experience across multiple programming languages, with a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new ones.
• Proficiency in .NET development (C#, VB.NET).
• Proficiency in responsive front-end / single page application development using Angular.
• Proficiency developing and consuming REST APIs, including documentation tooling (Swagger, Postman).
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL data persistence systems (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Working knowledge of DataDog for observability, APM, and RUM.
• AWS and/or GCP cloud-native development experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with agentic AI-First development tools and processes.
• Comfort with iterative, spec-light design. You'll need to think things through, fill in the blanks, and adapt across sprints based on customer feedback.
• Solid understanding of application security from both the web service and web application perspective.
• Lead-level understanding of design patterns and N-Tier architecture.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• SaaS development experience on large to enterprise-class applications.

Preferred Skills

• Strong grasp of object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and CS fundamentals.
• Ability to produce clean, efficient, and concise code.
• Ability to translate business requirements into analytics solutions and data visualizations.
• Champions code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Drives innovation and continuous improvement.
• Energetic self-starter who thrives in a team environment and can clearly communicate daily progress and blockers.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Strong decision-making, conflict resolution, and follow-through skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess a Customer First attitude with a focus on Outcomes over Output.

Approximate Time Allocation

• Development 50%
• Code Reviews 15%
• Design / Decomposition 10%
• Mentoring 10%
• L4 Support 10%
• Innovation 5%

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment 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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a 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. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers 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. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: 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. Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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