Software Engineer - AI

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.

• 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

• 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, Tensor Flow, 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

• 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,…