Principal Engineer

New Position:
This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI technology and leading the charge in building intelligent solutions that transform how Tax and Trade products work? Join the Thomson Reuters Corporate Tax and Trade team and drive the technical execution of groundbreaking AI projects that make a real difference.

As Principal Engineer for Corporate Tax and Trade, you'll define and execute the technical vision for our generative AI products, ensuring we deliver powerful, user-friendly, and innovative solutions that transform Tax and Trade products.

In this opportunity, as Principal Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical leadership and define software development strategies for critical AI projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Lead the design and development of innovative features advancing AI-native product experiences.
• Drive the seamless integration of LLMs and generative AI technologies into Corporate Tax and Trade products.
• Streamline the use of Micro Front Ends to ensure low latency, scalability, and excellent user experience.
• Mentor a globally distributed team of engineering managers, architects, and developers to strengthen engineering culture.
• Lead complex technical initiatives, exercising autonomy in decision‑making and managing technical risk.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions.

You’re a fit for the role of Principal Engineer if your background includes:

• 10+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience with a proven record of developing scalable, web‑based solutions with an advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Expertise with modern UI frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, or similar), Type Script, Node.js, and Python.
• Experience with AI technologies, including GenAI concepts such as prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and fine‑tuning.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence across organisational boundaries and to navigate ambiguity, make data‑driven decisions, and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others and promote best practices in release management, AI dev tools, and test‑driven development.
• Experience integrating AI/ML technologies into customer‑facing applications

• 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. 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.
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