Manager, Research Engineering

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager of Research Engineering to drive innovation and lead software development teams. This role requires a strong background in Python development and MLOps, with a focus on collaboration between scientists and engineers. You will manage critical projects in a hybrid work environment, promoting efficient teamwork and ensuring the successful rollout of ML applications. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, offering comprehensive benefits and a purpose-driven mission to uphold justice and transparency in society. If you're passionate about technology and making a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible Vacation

Mental Health Days Off

Work from Another Location

Headspace App Subscription

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Incentive Programs

LinkedIn Learning Access

Volunteer Days

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Significant software development experience managing teams in agile environments.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure, MLOps, and Python development.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Own delivery of business-critical features for customer-facing applications.

Skills

Python Development

MLOps

Project Management

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure)

Microservices Architecture

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Master's or PhD in Relevant Specialization

Tools

Containerization

Advanced Search Technology

ML Pipelines Orchestration

Job description

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About the Role

• Foster a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous improvement
• Own the delivery of business-critical features for high value, customer facing applications
• Promote efficient collaboration between scientists and engineers on a project basis
• Operate with urgency and manage change at a rapid pace
• Coach engineering leads within the team

About You

You're a fit for the role of Manager, Research Engineering if your background includes:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or the equivalent. Master’s or PhD in a relevant specialization preferred.
• Significant software development experience, with the demonstrated ability to successfully manage software development teams in an agile environment
• Experience spearheading technical development in a cross-functional setting, with responsibility for ML applications; close partnership with Applied Scientists, R&D groups, or similar.
• A portfolio showcasing significant contributions to technology innovation
• Excellent project management, organization and communication skills
• Experience contributing to and overseeing large-scale rollouts and infrastructure initiatives.
• Expertise in several of the following areas: robust python development, MLOps, containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure), advanced search and recommendation technology, orchestration of ML pipelines for real-time inference, microservices architecture, model monitoring and governance.

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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
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

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 that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.