Senior Software Engineer - AI II

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Software Engineer – AI II Are you excited about building AI-driven software that redefines how professionals work? Join a dynamic and highly skilled team at Thomson Reuters, where we combine the agility and innovation of a startup with the stability and resources of a global leader. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing AI-powered systems that enhance tax & accounting workflows through automation, intelligence, and seamless orchestration. About the Role: In this opportunity as a Senior Software Engineer - AI, you will: Implement complex AI systems, including multi-component pipelines, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and custom AI agents that power next-generation tax & accounting solutions Ensure system quality and compliance by implementing comprehensive testing frameworks, monitoring tools, and ethical AI practices that maintain the highest standards of reliability and trustworthiness Proactively identify issues and risks, make data-driven recommendations, and take corrective action to optimize system performance and mitigate potential challenges Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, and Science to align AI features with product goals and translate functional requirements into robust technical specifications Conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs) to evaluate emerging technologies and explore the feasibility of AI solutions for innovative use cases Analyze existing systems and recommend improvements to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and overall system architecture Continuous Learning - Stay abreast of AI developments and encourage learning and adoption of relevant technologies

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years focused on AI/ML
Proficiency in Python, with experience building web applications, distributed systems, and APIs
Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow
Strong understanding of AI/ML systems, including RAG architectures, AI agents, and agent-based/AI-driven systems; experience with AI APIs from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic
Experience integrating AI models into production systems using APIs and data pipelines; knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and search-based AI
Strong understanding of machine learning principles, model evaluation, system design, and MLOps across the end-to-end lifecycle of AI-powered applications
Passion for exploring new technologies and engineering paradigms

Nice To Haves

2–3 years of AWS experience designing, deploying, and operating scalable cloud services (e.g., Lambda, S3, EC2 and related tools)

Responsibilities

Implement complex AI systems, including multi-component pipelines, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and custom AI agents that power next-generation tax & accounting solutions
Ensure system quality and compliance by implementing comprehensive testing frameworks, monitoring tools, and ethical AI practices that maintain the highest standards of reliability and trustworthiness
Proactively identify issues and risks, make data-driven recommendations, and take corrective action to optimize system performance and mitigate potential challenges
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, UX, and Science to align AI features with product goals and translate functional requirements into robust technical specifications
Conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs) to evaluate emerging technologies and explore the feasibility of AI solutions for innovative use cases
Analyze existing systems and recommend improvements to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and overall system architecture
Continuous Learning - Stay abreast of AI developments and encourage learning and adoption of relevant technologies

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 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. In addition, 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

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