Senior Software Engineer, Java

Thomas Reuters; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the legal tech industry is searching for a Senior Software Engineer - Java to join their innovative team. The role entails developing AI-driven solutions for legal professionals, necessitating skills in Java, React, and cloud technologies. Successful candidates will thrive in a dynamic environment and contribute to transformative projects that shape the industry's future.

Benefits

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in Java and UI development.
• Experience with React/Angular/JS based web applications.
• Proven record of creating user-friendly interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Optimize for speed, scalability, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Participate in a collaborative team-oriented environment.

Skills

Java

React

Angular

Python

API Development

AWS

Debugging

UI/UX Design

Collaboration

Education

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Related Field

Tools

AWS cloud services

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Java, Westlaw AI

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer - Java to become part of our dynamic and innovative team focused on developing content centric AI-driven solutions for legal professionals, including our flagship product, Westlaw. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing both user interfaces and backend services using a micro-frontend architecture. You will utilize technologies such as Java, React/Angular, Python, REST APIs, and AWS cloud infrastructure to deliver cutting-edge solutions. If you love coding, join us to make a significant impact in the legal tech industry with your expertise and creativity.

About The Role:

In this opportunity as aSenior Software Engineer - Java, you will:

• Develop and Deliver:Applying modern software development practices, you will be involved in the entire software development lifecycle, building,testingand delivering high-quality solutions.
• Performance & Optimization: Identify bottlenecks and optimize for speed, scalability, and responsiveness. Troubleshoot complex front-end issues and provide robust 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:Apply strong design sensibilities to deliver polished, accessible, and user-centric interfaces. Iterate quickly based on feedback from internal stakeholders and end users.
• 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:

You are a fit for the role of Senior Software Engineer - Java if your background includes:

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Related Field, or Equivalent Experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Java based software development with a focus UI Development.
• 5+ years building React/Angular/JS based web applications at scale.
• 3+ years of experience in API development implementing RESTful or GrapghQL APIs
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux, MobX, or Context API.
• Experience in building backend services to support front end components using Java or Python.
• Proven track record creating highly interactive, user-friendly interfaces.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (Redis,DynamoDB,S3,SQS,Kinesis,KMS,IAM,SecretManager,etc) or similar cloud services.
• Experience managing infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tooling.
• Excellent debugging skills and an eye for performance optimization.
• Passion for UI/UX and product design—enjoy refining details that matter to users.
• Opinionated about front-end testing methodologies.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• A flexible, adaptable attitude, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

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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.

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.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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