Engineering Manager, Materia AI

Thomson Reuters•Frisco, TX

2d•$118,400 - $253,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We're building the next generation of AI-powered software for tax and accounting professionals, and we're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team shaping the future of CoCounsel Tax. This team was formed from Thomson Reuters' acquisition of the AI startup Materia and combines the agility of a startup with the resources of a global leader. You'll manage a team of engineers building AI-powered systems which power CoCounsel Tax - CoCounsel Tax - the AI tax assistant for tax professionals | Thomson Reuters.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing engineering teams.
Track record of leading teams that ship production-grade backend systems at scale.
Strong technical foundation in backend development and cloud infrastructure; comfortable diving into architecture discussions, code reviews, and design decisions.
Experience partnering with PM, Design, and cross-functional leaders to set strategy and execute against it.
Excellent communicator; able to set clear goals, give direct feedback, and align stakeholders across an org.
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where priorities evolve quickly.

Nice To Haves

Experience shipping AI-driven or agentic systems in production (LLM orchestration, RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation pipelines, etc.).
Strong technical foundation in Python and AWS.
Familiarity with modern LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and how to productionize them reliably.
Background managing mixed teams of backend and AI/ML engineers.
Exposure to tax, accounting, or other regulated professional domains.

Responsibilities

Build and grow the team. Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing group of backend and AI engineers. Partner on cross-org engineering hiring to grow the broader CoCounsel Tax organization.
Drive velocity and engineering health. Partner with engineering leaders to improve team processes, rituals, code review, and ways of working so engineers can ship faster with confidence.
Set direction with product and design. Collaborate with PM and Design on road mapping and longer-term planning, ensuring the team is organized around the right priorities with clear ownership.
Be a thought partner on agentic tax workflows. Help shape the technical direction of a more agentic future for tax workflows.
Scope AI features end-to-end. Be involved early in the design and scoping of AI-driven features across the product, working closely with Labs/Research teams.
Remove friction across the org. Identify and resolve cross-team blockers so engineers can focus on the highest-leverage work, and drive process improvements that scale across the broader organization.
Grow domain depth. Over time, develop deep expertise in the tax ecosystem, and the automation opportunities within it.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Career Development and Growth
Grow My Way programming
Skills-first approach
Industry Competitive Benefits
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
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
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan