Manager, Software Engineering, CoCounsel AI Drafting

Thomson Reuters•Frisco, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

In this opportunity as a Software Engineering Manager, AI, you will: Lead and develop a high-performing team of 6-8 senior and lead software engineers, providing hands-on coaching, mentorship, and career development guidance Drive technical strategy and execution for AI-powered legal drafting capabilities, staying close to the code and architecture while guiding your team Thrive in ambiguity by proactively identifying problems, proposing solutions, and driving decisions without waiting for direction Partner with Product, Design, and Research to define requirements, prioritize work, and deliver impactful features that solve real customer problems Embrace 0-to-1 thinking by establishing engineering practices, making fast decisions, and building new capabilities from scratch - operating like a startup within a larger organization Own delivery outcomes by removing blockers and ensuring the team consistently ships high-quality software Recruit and retain top talent by building a strong team culture, conducting interviews, and making strategic hiring decisions

Requirements

Proven 0-to-1 experience - you've built products or teams from scratch, thrive in ambiguity, and know how to make decisions with incomplete information
5+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in engineering management or technical leadership
Hands-on technical leader who stays close to the code - you can review PRs, debug production issues, and make architectural decisions
Startup mentality with enterprise awareness - you move fast and cut through noise while understanding when process matters
Strong technical foundation in our stack: C#, Python, Angular/React, and AWS
Demonstrated proactivity - you identify what needs to be done and drive it forward without waiting to be asked
Customer-obsessed mindset - you care deeply about the impact your products have on real users
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders across product, design, and executive leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience with microfrontend (MFE) architectures
Background in legal technology, document automation, or enterprise SaaS products
Familiarity with RAG architectures, prompt engineering, or fine-tuning language models
Experience building and scaling remote-first engineering teams

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing team of 6-8 senior and lead software engineers, providing hands-on coaching, mentorship, and career development guidance
Drive technical strategy and execution for AI-powered legal drafting capabilities, staying close to the code and architecture while guiding your team
Thrive in ambiguity by proactively identifying problems, proposing solutions, and driving decisions without waiting for direction
Partner with Product, Design, and Research to define requirements, prioritize work, and deliver impactful features that solve real customer problems
Embrace 0-to-1 thinking by establishing engineering practices, making fast decisions, and building new capabilities from scratch - operating like a startup within a larger organization
Own delivery outcomes by removing blockers and ensuring the team consistently ships high-quality software
Recruit and retain top talent by building a strong team culture, conducting interviews, and making strategic hiring decisions

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.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.
comprehensive benefits package to include market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match
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