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Thomson Reuters · 7 hours ago

Lead Software Engineer, AI

Frisco, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$147K/yr - $273K/yr

8+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted content and technology to professionals across various domains. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer, AI, to spearhead the development of AI-driven software solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to architect and scale enterprise-grade AI systems that enhance customer value.

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Responsibilities

Spearhead the development of cutting-edge AI-powered solutions and driving technical strategy

Collaborate with senior stakeholders, product leadership, and cross-functional teams to architect, build, and scale enterprise-grade AI systems that transform how our organization delivers value to customers

Design and lead the implementation of complex, enterprise-scale AI systems, including sophisticated multi-component pipelines, advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, and autonomous AI agents with multi-step reasoning capabilities

Architect scalable AI model integration strategies for production software through robust APIs, distributed data pipelines, and microservices architectures

Lead the adaptation and customization of AI models for specialized domains, driving innovation in expert systems for legal, tax, fraud and compliance

Define technical standards and best practices for AI system architecture across the organization

Lead evaluation and strategic adoption of cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges

Oversee proof-of-concept projects and guide technical feasibility assessments for new AI-driven features

Stay at the forefront of AI research and emerging technologies, translating insights into actionable technical roadmaps

Drive innovation initiatives and establish the organization's position in emerging AI technology areas

Lead technical architecture decisions and translate high-level business requirements into comprehensive, scalable technical specifications

Mentor a team of senior and junior Software engineers, fostering technical growth and career development

Champion MLOps and LLMOps practices across the organization, leading both design and implementation initiatives

Serve as a senior thought leader, driving technical discussions in executive forums and representing the organization at industry conferences and events

Design and implement comprehensive testing frameworks, monitoring systems, and observability solutions for AI model performance at scale

Lead compliance initiatives ensuring adherence to ethical AI principles, security standards, and regulatory requirements

Conduct advanced systems analysis and drive operational improvements across AI infrastructure

Establish governance frameworks for AI model lifecycle management

Partner with AI researchers, senior engineering leadership, design, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into market-leading applications

Drive optimization of AI system performance across multiple dimensions including latency, resource usage, cost efficiency, and user experience

Lead strategic initiatives for application feature enhancements through advanced AI capabilities

Influence product strategy through deep technical expertise and market understanding

Qualification

AI/ML experiencePythonMLOps/LLMOpsCloud platformsGenerative AI/RAG/LLMAI frameworksDistributed systemsTechnical leadershipStrategic thinkingProblem-solvingCommunication skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience; Master's degree preferred

8+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 4 years in senior or lead roles focused on AI/ML

Experienced with Generative AI/RAG/LLM

Experience in areas such as: leading solution discovery for various planning and teams, Architecture, Agentic tools, Evaluations, Deployment, Lifecycle of Solution, Metrics

Expert-level proficiency in Python and extensive experience with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX)

Deep understanding of machine learning principles, advanced evaluation methodologies, and distributed system design

Proven experience with MLOps/LLMOps and managing the complete 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, problem-solving skills, and ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced environments

Outstanding communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders

Preferred

Experience leading teams in building AI-driven systems, agent-based architectures, or enterprise integrations with AI APIs from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and others

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 to enterprise customers

Portfolio demonstrating 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 domains

Benefits

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.

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.

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.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

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

Tuition Reimbursement

Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Company

Thomson Reuters

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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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