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Lead Software Engineer - AI

Thomson Reuters.com

Office

Toronto

Full Time

Lead Software Engineer- AI
Thomson Reuters is looking for a lead software engineer to join our team of developers working on AI products used across the legal industry. You will be part of global organization with the opportunity to work in multiple countries. We use cutting-edge technologies such as machine learning and deep learning to deliver products that are used by millions of users every day. Join us and help shape the future of the legal industry!

About The Role
• Lead AI quality strategy for the content engineering team and come up with a framework using AI that can be used for quality checks of content migration.  
• Accountable for quality and timely delivery of Dockets' deliverables through own efforts and those of others; work within guidelines and policies 
• Exercise influence over team priorities by understanding business objectives and the needs of customers/clients 
• Resolve issues that impact the team's performance or can affect the performance of other teams 
• Provide technical advice and guidance to less experienced colleagues to resolve complex issues. Mentorship is not a requirement 
• Ability to work closely with the partners in coming up with testing plans, timelines, and release strategy for all of the content migration.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulatory codes, corporate and local policies and procedures

About You
• Delivers software features with exceptional quality, meeting designated release plans and delivery commitments.  
• Leads routine projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.  
• Participates in cross-functional agile teams, frequently interacting with peers who have a similar level of expertise and knowledge base.  
• Takes ownership of straightforward problems and solves them with a broader perspective on the business impact.  
• Communicates effectively by adjusting communication style to audience, using plain language and jargon appropriate for the audience.  
• Demonstrates awareness of business drivers and understands how they impact customer behavior and decision making.  
• Identifies key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data; communicates solutions clearly.  
• Explores alternative approaches when presented with obstacles; identifies additional resources needed to achieve objectives.  
• Understands the importance of peer relationships and networks; uses these relationships to exchange information, share best practices, and advance ideas.
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with stakeholders.

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What’s in it For You?

  • 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. 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 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.
  • 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.

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.

We 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.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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Lead Software Engineer - AI

Office

Toronto

Full Time

September 30, 2025

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