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Join a dynamic and highly skilled team at Thomson Reuters, where we invest deeply in AI technologies and explore emerging fields with the backing of a globalleader. As a Staff Software Engineer - AI, you will play a lead role in developing intelligent systems that power the next generation of expert solutions across legal, tax, risk, and compliance domains.\nAbout The Role\nAs a Staff Software Engineer - AI, you will:\nYou will spearhead the development of cutting-edge AI-powered solutions and driving technical strategy. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, product leadership, and cross-functional teams to architect, build, and scaleenterprise-grade AI systems that transform how our organization delivers value to customers.\nDesign 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.\nArchitect scalable AI model integration strategies for production software through robust APIs, distributed data pipelines, and microservices architectures.\nLead the adaptation and customization of AI models for specialized domains, driving innovationin expert systems for legal, tax, fraud and compliance.\nDefine technical standards and best practices for AI system architecture across the organization\nLead evaluation and strategic adoption of cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges.\nOversee proof-of-concept projects and guide technical feasibility assessments for new AI-driven features.\nStay at the forefront of AI research andemerging technologies, translating insights into actionable technical roadmaps.\nDrive innovation initiatives and establish the organization's position in emerging AI technology areas\nLead technical architecture decisions and translate high-level business requirements into comprehensive, scalable technical specifications.\nMentor a team of senior and junior Software engineers, fostering technical growth and career development.\nChampionMLOpsandLLMOpspractices across the organization, leading both design and implementation initiatives.\nServe as a senior thought leader, driving technical discussions in executive forums and representing the organization at industry conferencesand events.\nDesign and implement comprehensive testing frameworks, monitoring systems, and observability solutions for AI model performance at scale.\nLead compliance initiatives ensuring adherence to ethical AI principles, security standards, and regulatory requirements.\nConduct advanced systems analysis and drive operational improvements across AI infrastructure.\nEstablish governance frameworks for AI model lifecycle management\nPartner with AI researchers, senior engineering leadership, design, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into market-leading applications.\nDrive optimization of AI system performance across multiple dimensions including latency, resource usage, cost efficiency, and user experience.\nLead strategic initiatives for application feature enhancements through advanced AI capabilities.\nInfluence product strategy through deep technical expertise and market understanding.\nAbout You\nYou are a fit for the position of Staff Software Engineer - AI if your background includes:\nBachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.\nMaster's degree preferred • 8+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 4 years in senior or lead roles focused on AI/ML \nExpert-level proficiency in Python and extensiveexperience with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX) • Deep understanding of machine learning principles, advanced evaluation methodologies, and distributed system design.\nProven experience withMLOps/LLMOpsand managing thecomplete lifecycle of enterprise AI-powered applications.\nDemonstrated expertise integrating AI models into large-scale production systems using APIs, data pipelines, and cloud-native architectures.\nAdvanced experience with cloud platforms (AWS,Azure, GCP) and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform) • \nStrong leadership experience driving technical initiatives\nExcellent strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced environments. \nOutstanding communication and presentation skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders\nExperience leading teams in building AI-driven systems, agent-based architectures, or enterprise integrations with AI APIs from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.\nAdvanced knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, andinformation retrieval systems.\nDomain expertise in legal, tax, accounting, or other regulated industries.\nTrack record of successful AI product launches and scaling AI systems to enterprise customers.\nPortfolio demonstrating leadership in innovative LLM-based solutions and AI product development.\nExperience with AI governance, model risk management, and regulatory compliance.\nPublications, patents, or speaking experience in AI/ML domains\nWhat’s in it For You?\nHybrid 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.\n\nFlexibility & 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.\n\nCareer 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.\n\nIndustry 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.\n\nCulture: 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.\n\nSocial 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.\n\nMaking 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.\n\nAbout Us\nThomson 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.\nWe are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.\nAs a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. 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