Lead Software Development Engineer
About The Position
Thomson Reuters is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a highly dynamic team developing our next generation Global Trade Management application suite. Our engineers come from a broad range of backgrounds and experience levels, united by a shared drive to build exceptional software. Successful candidates will be passionate about software engineering, measure success through working software and end user satisfaction, and have a desire to reimagine our business for the customer's benefit. We look for people who are comfortable with ambiguity and leverage an agentic AI-First approach across all SDLC operations. Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Global Trade is a comprehensive software suite designed to streamline and automate international trade management for businesses. It simplifies complex global trade operations by ensuring compliance with ever-changing regulations, optimizing supply chains, and reducing costs and risks associated with cross-border transactions. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing ERP systems to manage import/export processes, automate trade documentation, and provide real-time visibility into global shipments. By leveraging up-to-date regulatory content and advanced analytics, ONESOURCE empowers companies to enhance operational efficiency, mitigate compliance risks, and accelerate global growth in a fast-paced, highly regulated trade environment. About the Role: In this role as a Lead Software Development Engineer you will: Develop software applications using best practices in coordination with a distributed team. Apply mastery-level understanding of software development methodologies to design and build complex SaaS systems. Drive design decisions including platform selection, coding standards, and technical implementation. Contribute across all aspects of an Agile development process, design, programming, testing, documentation, QA, and implementation. Lead code reviews to enforce standards and provide constructive feedback. Mentor junior team members to reinforce best practices and support their growth. Ensure development efforts are properly estimated and delivered on time and to quality standards. Collaborate with internal and external end users on requirements gathering and application design. Provide technical guidance to management and help shape the technical direction for new product development. Leverage innovation time to explore pet projects and areas of special interest.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience developing software for the Global Trade industry, specifically in logistics, customs, or supply chain management.
- 10+ years of software development experience across multiple programming languages, with a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new ones.
- Proficiency in .NET development (C#, VB.NET).
- Proficiency in responsive front-end / single page application development using Angular.
- Proficiency developing and consuming REST APIs, including documentation tooling (Swagger, Postman).
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL data persistence systems (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
- Working knowledge of DataDog for observability, APM, and RUM.
- AWS and/or GCP cloud-native development experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with agentic AI-First development tools and processes.
- Comfort with iterative, spec-light design.
- Solid understanding of application security from both the web service and web application perspective.
- Lead-level understanding of design patterns and N-Tier architecture.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- SaaS development experience on large to enterprise-class applications.
Nice To Haves
- Strong grasp of object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and CS fundamentals.
- Ability to produce clean, efficient, and concise code.
- Ability to translate business requirements into analytics solutions and data visualizations.
- Champions code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
- Drives innovation and continuous improvement.
- Energetic self-starter who thrives in a team environment and can clearly communicate daily progress and blockers.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Strong decision-making, conflict resolution, and follow-through skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Possess a Customer First attitude with a focus on Outcomes over Output.
Responsibilities
- Develop software applications using best practices in coordination with a distributed team.
- Apply mastery-level understanding of software development methodologies to design and build complex SaaS systems.
- Drive design decisions including platform selection, coding standards, and technical implementation.
- Contribute across all aspects of an Agile development process, design, programming, testing, documentation, QA, and implementation.
- Lead code reviews to enforce standards and provide constructive feedback.
- Mentor junior team members to reinforce best practices and support their growth.
- Ensure development efforts are properly estimated and delivered on time and to quality standards.
- Collaborate with internal and external end users on requirements gathering and application design.
- Provide technical guidance to management and help shape the technical direction for new product development.
- Leverage innovation time to explore pet projects and areas of special interest.
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
- two paid volunteer days off annually
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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