Staff Software Engineer I

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

1d•$118,400 - $219,800•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Application Experience team and play a hands-on technical leadership role in building and evolving our core product experiences. In this role, you'll own and deliver full-stack solutions across our frontend and backend systems, lead by example in code, and work closely with product, design, and platform partners to deliver high-impact, customer-facing features.

Requirements

6+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production web applications used by real customers, with active, hands-on coding contributions in the last 2–3 years.
Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, along with a solid understanding of TypeScript and frontend architecture.
Hands-on experience building APIs and services with Python as a core language, working knowledge of Node.js, and working familiarity with GenAI concepts including prompt engineering, agentic system design, LLM orchestration frameworks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Proven ability to lead through influence rather than authority, improving systems, reducing technical debt, and guiding architectural decisions.
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice To Haves

BA or BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with performance optimization for web applications, including monitoring, profiling, and tuning for scale.
Hands-on experience building AI-powered product features, including working with LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, or agentic workflows in a production environment.
Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure including vector databases, model serving, and cost/latency optimization for LLM-powered features.

Responsibilities

Design and implement full-stack features across frontend and backend systems, including hands-on development in our React, TypeScript, and Python stacks — and direct contribution to AI-powered capabilities such as agentic workflows, LLM integrations, and MCP-based tooling.
Establish and uphold best practices for code quality, performance, accessibility, testing, and maintainability, leading by example through reviews and contributions.
Partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to shape requirements, define APIs, and deliver cohesive user experiences.
Break down complex initiatives, provide reliable estimates, and help the team deliver work from development through production.
Support the growth of other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and ongoing technical guidance.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working environment
Flex My Way policies
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Continuous learning and skill development
Grow My Way programming
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
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 (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
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan