Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thomson Reuters is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Legal) on their CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and deploy AI solutions for legal professionals, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful software solutions while mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Act as the connective interface between legal professionals — both customer-facing legal teams and internal legal subject matter experts — and the engineering team, anticipating and interpreting their needs, identifying and delivering solutions that leverage the right technologies, while establishing strong, ongoing customer relationships
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and AI engineers, breaking down customer requirements into work the team can execute, and continuously updating your knowledge of state-of-the-art development tools, AI techniques, and legal technology trends
- Develop software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with legal users, investigating problem areas, and following the software development lifecycle — from system specifications through documentation and demonstration
- Write clean, secure code to established specifications, managing technical debt and building scalable solutions through DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and robust unit testing (TDD)
- Evaluate non-deterministic AI outputs for legal accuracy, relevance, and reliability, applying advanced legal prompt/loop engineering to optimize AI solution performance in partnership with legal and product teams
- Mentor and guide junior software engineers through code reviews, advice, coaching, and training on modern technologies, including legal-domain AI applications, while leading routine projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Deliver end-to-end technical solutions for multiple products or complex projects for legal clients, leading routine projects with manageable risks and resources, and solving complex problems with minimal guidance
- Work in a hybrid capacity from an assigned office location, with occasional (and rare) travel to customer sites as needed
Skills
- A JD or formal legal training, or equivalent depth of experience in a legal practice environment, with fluency in legal terminology from working directly within or alongside legal teams
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with proficiency in Python and a track record of building production-grade software
- Strong understanding of AI/LLM evaluation methodologies, along with strong prompt engineering skills — the ability to design, iterate, and optimize LLM prompts for specialized legal domain tasks
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with both lawyers and engineers on technical and legal concepts alike
- Comfort working independently, navigating ambiguity, and presenting at client workshops or knowledge-sharing sessions in a fast-paced environment
- A growth mindset and adaptability in a rapidly evolving technology landscape, with the ability to mentor others using Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Experience with legal platforms or SaaS solutions is a plus
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. 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.
- 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 match.
- 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.
- 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.
- This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.
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