Lead Research Engineer, AI Solutions

Thomson Reuters; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A global information services company is seeking a Lead Research Engineer in Toronto, Ontario. This role focuses on providing technical leadership and delivering innovative AI solutions within a hybrid work model. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of software engineering experience and expertise in NLP and AI. The position offers a competitive salary between CAD 140,000 and CAD 175,000, along with comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexible Work-Life Balance

Career Development Opportunities

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Volunteer Days Off

Social Impact Initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years of NLP and/or AI engineering.
• Proven experience leading technical workstreams and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership with engineers and applied scientists.
• Build, test, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Python

NLP

AI Engineering

Cloud-native Development

DevOps Practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

Job description

This posting is for proactive recruitment purposes and may be used to fill current openings or future vacancies within our organization.

About the Role:

In this opportunity as a Lead Research Engineer, you will:

· Be a Leader: Provide technical leadership partnering with other engineers and applied scientists to develop and improve methodology and evolve the technology stack.

· Develop and Deliver: Applying modern AI development practices, you will be involved across the software development lifecycle, building, testing and delivering high-quality solutions.

· Be a Team Player: Working in a collaborative team-oriented environment, you will share information, value diverse ideas, partner with cross-functional and remote teams.

· Be an Agile Person: With a strong sense of urgency and a desire to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, you will deliver timely solutions.

· Be Innovative: You are empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will contribute innovative ideas, create solutions, and be accountable for end‑to‑end deliveries.

· Be an Effective Communicator: Through dynamic engagement and communication with cross‑functional partners and team members, you will effectively articulate ideas and collaborate on technical developments.

About You:

Education & Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

· 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years of NLP and/or AI engineering

· Proven experience leading technical workstreams and mentoring engineers in fast‑paced, cross‑functional environments.

Technical Expertise:

· Deep proficiency in Python and its ML/NLP ecosystem (e.g., PyTorch, Jax, NumPy, Pandas, scikit‑learn, PyTorch, spaCy, SentenceTransformers).

· Strong understanding of modern ML techniques and the ability to apply, integrate, and deploy them into real‑world systems.

· Familiarity with empirical methodology and efficient AI Evaluation, agentic design and context engineering.

· Experience with cloud‑native development and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or similar), automation, and DevOps practices.

Mindset & Collaboration:

· Demonstrated ability to move fast, prioritize impact, and deliver high‑quality results in ambiguous or evolving contexts.

· Comfortable navigating and communicating across technical and non‑technical teams to remove blockers and accelerate progress.

· Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and applying emerging technologies to solve complex problems.

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What’s in it For You?

• 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. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt‑out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $140,000 CAD - $175,000 CAD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

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