Senior Platform Lead, Self-Service Search & AI

Thomson Reuters; Toronto; On-site; CAD 141,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Social Impact

Making a Real-World Impact

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead the engineering team for the shared search platform. This role involves owning the engineering roadmap, managing a team of about 10 engineers, and ensuring the delivery of reliable, high-quality search experiences.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, leadership experience, and knowledge of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. The position offers a hybrid work model in Toronto, Ontario.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience with large-scale distributed data systems.
• Proven ability to lead and manage engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end platform engineering roadmap.
• Lead the migration to strategic search engine while ensuring zero-downtime.
• Build and lead a team of engineers focused on technical ownership.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

API design

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Vespa

Job description

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead the engineering team for the shared search platform. This role involves owning the engineering roadmap, managing a team of about 10 engineers, and ensuring the delivery of reliable, high-quality search experiences.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, leadership experience, and knowledge of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. The position offers a hybrid work model in Toronto, Ontario.