Staff Software Engineer - AI

Staff Software Engineer, AI – Thomson Reuters

Ready to build the AI that changes how professionals work? Thomson Reuters is investing heavily in AI and moving into new areas, backed by the data, resources and reach of a global leader. Join a dynamic, high-caliber team as a Staff Software Engineer, AI. You'll lead the development of the intelligent systems behind the next generation of expert solutions in legal, tax, risk and compliance. In this role, you’ll lead the development of new AI-powered solutions and drive technical strategy. You'll work with senior stakeholders, product leadership and cross-functional teams to design, build and scale enterprise-grade AI systems that change how we deliver value to customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead the build-out of large, enterprise-scale AI systems, including complex multi-component pipelines, advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures and autonomous AI agents that can reason through multiple steps
• Advance AI model adaptation and customization for specialized domains, driving innovation in expert systems for legal, tax, fraud and compliance
• Define the technical standards and best practices for AI system architecture across the organization
• Work with AI researchers, senior engineering leadership, design and product teams to turn AI capabilities into market-leading applications
• Shape product strategy using deep technical expertise and strong market instincts
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of cutting-edge AI techniques to solve the business's toughest problems
• Take proof-of-concept projects from first idea to clear results, and guide technical feasibility assessments for new AI-driven features
• Keep up with AI research and emerging technologies, and turn new insights into actionable technical roadmaps
• Drive high-impact innovation initiatives and establish the organization's position in emerging AI technology areas
• Mentor and motivate senior and junior software engineers, supporting their technical growth and career development
• Act as a senior thought leader by leading technical discussions in executive forums and representing Thomson Reuters at industry conferences and events

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 4 years in senior or lead roles focused on AI/ML
• Experience with Generative AI, RAG and LLMs
• Experience in areas such as leading solution discovery across planning and teams, architecture, agentic tools, evaluations, deployment, solution lifecycle and metrics
• Expert-level Python skills and extensive experience with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)
• Deep understanding of machine learning principles, advanced evaluation methods and distributed system design
• Proven experience with MLOps/LLMOps and managing the full lifecycle of enterprise AI-powered applications
• Demonstrated expertise integrating AI models into large-scale production systems using APIs, data pipelines and cloud-native architectures
• Advanced experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
• Strong leadership experience driving technical initiatives
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work well in complex, fast-paced environments
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with experience influencing senior stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Experience leading teams that build AI-driven systems, agent-based architectures or enterprise integrations with AI APIs from providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic
• Advanced knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search and information retrieval systems
• Domain expertise in legal, tax, accounting or other regulated industries
• Track record of successful AI product launches and scaling AI systems for enterprise customers
• Portfolio showing leadership in innovative LLM-based solutions and AI product development
• Experience with AI governance, model risk management and regulatory compliance
• Publications, patents or speaking experience in AI/ML

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
• 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 Your 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.

Additionally 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 exceed the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws.

Optional benefits include:

• optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
• optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by 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

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. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $127,400 USD - $236,600 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

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. We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them.

Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace. Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department at View email address on click.appcast.io. Disability accommodations in the recruiting process may include things like a sign language interpreter, making interview rooms accessible, providing assistive technology, or other relevant accommodations. Please note this email is not intended for general recruitment questions and we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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