AI Solutions Engineer, CoCounsel AI

Ready to lead the next generation of AI-powered legal technology? Join Thomson Reuters and shape the future of CoCounsel AI Applications.

At Thomson Reuters, we’re revolutionizing how legal professionals work through cutting‑edge generative AI solutions. As an AI Solutions Engineer of CoCounsel AI Applications, you will develop next‑generation CoCounsel product to transform the legal industry.

As an AI Solutions Engineer, you will work with a cross‑functional team at the intersection of science, product, and engineering to:

• Develop zero‑to‑one concepts for expert systems
• Systematically discover and test prompt engineering best practices
• Optimize datasets for prompt development, model training and evaluation
• Help create and maintain infrastructure required for efficient prompt development
• Test and assess open‑source solutions for LLM application development including orchestration frameworks, tool interfaces, solutions for context management, etc.
• Develop automated techniques for the design and evaluation of AI agents
• Analyze usage data to gauge the effectiveness of AI solutions and iteratively improve
• Stay up to date with the latest research and emerging tech for AI Engineering

The ideal candidate for the role of AI Solutions Engineer will have a background in NLP, experience building with LLMs, python proficiency for rapid prototyping, and the soft skills to bridge technical and business perspectives.

• Master’s degree in CS/ML/DS or a bachelor’s with equivalent experience
• 0 to 3 years of transferrable experience in natural language processing (NLP)
• Basic familiarity with the architecture and operation of large language models
• Strong desire to work closely with subject matter experts on real‑world use cases
• Active interest in emerging research and industry trends around AI software development
• Proficiency in Python and AI development tools
• A mindset for good experiment design and evaluation; strong analytical and critical thinking
• Excellent communication and organization skills

• Experience working on legal AI systems (e.g., for contract analysis, legal research, or drafting)
• Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or accounting. A law degree (J.D.), paralegal experience, etc.
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating creativity and skill building solutions with LLMs
• Experience developing NLP applications involving NER, information retrieval, text summarization, question answering, or similar
• Knowledge of MLOps and the end‑to‑end lifecycle of software applications involving AI models

• 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 a comprehensive benefit plan that includes 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 Your Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in…