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Lead / Staff Software Engineer AI

Are you ready to architect cutting-edge AI systems that empower legal professionals to work smarter and faster Join Thomson Reuters Practical Lawa trusted partner to legal practitioners worldwideand help shape the future of AI-driven legal solutions.

As a Staff Software Engineer - AI on the Practical Law team youll be at the forefront of innovation designing and deploying sophisticated AI systems that transform how legal professionals access and apply critical knowledge. Youll work with a collaborative forward-thinking team that values technical excellence ethical AI practices and delivering real impact to customers who rely on our products every day. This role offers the opportunity to explore emerging technologies solve complex technical challenges and contribute to products that set the standard in the legal technology industry.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Lead / Staff Software Engineer - AI you will :

Architect and implement complex AI systems including multi-component pipelines Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and custom AI agents that power next-generation legal solutions

Ensure system quality and compliance by implementing comprehensive testing frameworks monitoring tools and ethical AI practices that maintain the highest standards of reliability and trustworthiness

Proactively identify issues and risks make data-driven recommendations and take corrective action to optimize system performance and mitigate potential challenges

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product UX and Science to align AI features with product goals and translate functional requirements into robust technical specifications

Conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs) to evaluate emerging technologies and explore the feasibility of AI solutions for innovative use cases

Analyze existing systems and recommend improvements to enhance operational efficiency scalability and overall system architecture

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Lead / Staff Software Engineer - AI if you have the following required qualifications :

7 years of experience in software engineering; at least 3 years focused on AI / ML

Proficiency in Python and experience with AI / ML frameworks ( TensorFlow)

Strong understanding of AI / ML systems including experience with RAG architectures AI agents or multi-component AI pipelines

Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines working effectively with product managers designers and data scientists to deliver integrated solutions

24 years of hands-on Python experience building production-quality applications writing clean and testable code and working with common libraries and frameworks

24 years of JavaScript / TypeScript experience building production applications in React and Angular including state management and modern front-end development practices

24 years of AWS experience designing deploying and operating scalable cloud services using core AWS offerings such as Lambda S3 EC2 and related tool

Strong understanding of machine learning principles evaluation and system design

Knowledge ofMLOpsand the end-to-end lifecycle of AI-powered software applications

Experience integrating AI models into production systems using APIs and data pipelines

Experience with AI-driven systems agent-based architectures or AI APIs from providers like OpenAI andAnthropic.

Knowledge of vector databases embeddings or search-basedAI.

Domain knowledge in legal tax oraccounting

A portfolio of projectsdemonstrating creativity and skill building solutions withLLMs

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Whats in it For You

Hybrid Work Model : Weve 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 tomorrows 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.

Social Impact : Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact : We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health dental vision disability and life insurance programs as well as a competitive 401k plan with company addition Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation sick and safe paid time off paid holidays (including two company mental health days off) parental leave sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits : 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; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations unless otherwise noted the base compensation range for this role is $147000 - $273000. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individuals knowledge skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 147000 - 273000