AI Solutions Engineer, TR Labs

Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking AI Solutions Engineers with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI.

What does Thomson Reuters Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We work closely with product and domain experts to identify compelling solutions at the intersection of user need and technical feasibility. Our team is designing the next generation of expert systems for legal, tax, and risk compliance. You’ll leverage state-of-the-art large language models on a robust AI platform to develop agents and tools that transform the future of work for legal and tax professionals.

About The Role:

As an AI Solutions Engineer, you will work with a cross functional team at the intersection of science, product, and engineering to:

• Develop zero-to-one concepts for expert systems
• Systematically discover and test prompt engineering best practices
• Optimize data sets for prompt development, model training and evaluation
• Help create and maintain infrastructure required for efficient prompt development
• Test and assess open-source solutions for LLM application development including orchestration frameworks, tool interfaces, solutions for context management, etc.
• Develop automated techniques for the design and evaluation of AI agents
• Analyze usage data to gauge the effectiveness of AI solutions and iteratively improve
• Stay up to date with the latest research and emerging tech for AI Engineering

About You:

The ideal candidate for the role of AI Solutions Engineer will have a background in NLP, experience building with LLMs, python proficiency for rapid prototyping, and the soft skills to bridge technical and business perspectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in CS/ML/DS or a bachelor's with equivalent experience.
• 0 to 3 years of transferrable experience in natural language processing (NLP)
• Basic familiarity with the architecture and operation of large language models
• Strong desire to work closely with subject matter experts on real world use cases
• Active interest in emerging research and industry trends around AI software development
• Proficiency in python and AI development tools
• A mindset for good experiment design and evaluation; strong analytical and critical thinking
• Excellent communication and organization skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on legal AI systems (e.g., for contract analysis, legal research, or drafting)
• Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or accounting. A law degree (J.D.), paralegal experience, etc.
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating creativity and skill building solutions with LLMs
• Experience developing NLP applications involving NER, information retrieval, text summarization, question answering, or similar.
• Knowledge of MLOps and the end-to-end lifecycle of software applications involving AI models

Who We Are:

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and the technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals in the legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media sectors. Our products combine highly specialized software and information to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions they need to make informed decisions and help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency.

Interested? Join our team and help shape the industries that drive societal progress.