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Thomson Reuters · 2 hours ago

Lead Software Engineer, CoCounsel AI Assistant

Eagan, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$117K/yr - $217K/yr

5+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their CoCounsel AI Assistant project, responsible for leading significant technical initiatives. The role involves building user-facing features, developing application code, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end technical solutions.

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Responsibilities

Build user-facing features which drive the CoCounsel chat application, and platform capabilities to enable partners from around the company to reach our customers

Develop delightful application code, easy-to-use framework and component libraries, and push our team to be efficient, productive, and nimble in a fast-moving field

Bring deep expertise in backend engineering while thoughtfully considering frontend and platform implications--especially as evolving LLM capabilities (e.g., real-time streaming) require coordinated changes across the stack, from efficient server-side delivery to responsive client rendering

This is an IC leadership role. We expect technical expertise, but also excellent interpersonal and communication skills, whether among peer engineers on the team, or stakeholders and other leaders around the company

Work collaboratively with colleagues up and down the technical stack

Qualification

Backend technologiesPythonAPI designTechnical leadershipAWS/GCPMachine learningReal-time communicationCommunicationCollaboration skillsSelf-starter mentality

Required

At least five years professional software development experience. Formal computer science education is a plus but is not required

Experience in technical leadership such as mentoring other engineers, breaking features down into stories, discussing competing implementations, etc

Deep expertise in back-end technologies and architectures (e.g., Python, React, FastAPI, event-driven systems, API design, realtime communication such as websockets, RPC, or SSEs)

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively, and a self-starter mentality with quick learning and adaptability

Proven ability to execute both tactical and strategic solutions

Preferred

Experience with AWS/GCP, large language models, machine learning applications, metrics, and agentic systems

Track record of utilizing the cutting edge of AI tooling and techniques

Have strong opinions about the future of LLM-driven application UX

Benefits

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

Paid volunteer days off annually

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

Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Company

Thomson Reuters

Glassdoor3.0

Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Founded in 2008

Toronto, Ontario, CAN

10001+ employees

http://thomsonreuters.com

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