[Remote] Senior Software Engineer II

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thomson Reuters is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build the document-processing platform powering AI products across the company. The role involves contributing to technical decision-making, designing client-facing REST APIs, and building scalable cloud services that process millions of documents using AI/ML technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical decision-making, influencing product direction, cloud infrastructure, and application architecture
• Design and ship client-facing REST APIs — defining contracts up front, with developer experience and consumer ergonomics treated as first-class concerns
• Build scalable cloud services that process millions of documents per month, using AI/ML technologies including LLMs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, scientists, and legal experts
• Mentor more junior engineers and contribute to the team's engineering culture

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on cloud-native application hosting and maintenance (preferably on Azure; AWS or GCP also valuable)
• Experience designing and building clean, well-documented client-facing REST APIs using an API-first approach — defining contracts (e.g., OpenAPI / Swagger) before implementation, with developer experience and consumer ergonomics treated as first-class concerns
• Strong proficiency in C# / .NET and SQL, with working knowledge of Angular
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), and version control (Git)
• Comprehensive understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, testing, monitoring, and incident management
• Experience providing technical leadership within a development team, including but not limited to: mentoring junior developers, reviewing code, training on new technologies / concepts, and providing input on technical decisions
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to: Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, Contribute positively to long-term team dynamics and health
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems creatively and effectively
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new technologies and methodologies in a rapidly evolving field
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot)
• Willingness to participate in the team's on-call rotation
• Familiarity with other strongly typed languages (e.g. C++, Java, Go — Rust experience is particularly welcome) is a plus, as is experience with AWS or GCP
• Experience with AI/ML technologies — especially MLOps (model hosting and deployment), large-volume document processing, NLP, and/or LLM-based applications (RAG, agentic workflows, prompt engineering) — is highly desirable
• Familiarity with the legal industry is a plus; experience in legal tech is particularly welcome

Benefits

• 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.
• Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Two paid volunteer days off annually
• Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
• Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
• Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
• Parental leave
• Sabbatical leave
• 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
• Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance

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