Engineering Manager, Materia AI

Thomson Reuters; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking an Engineering Manager for CoCounsel Tax, tasked with leading a team in developing AI-driven software for tax professionals. The role involves mentoring engineers, improving team processes, and collaborating with product management for prioritization.

Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend systems and cloud infrastructure. Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Track record of leading teams that ship production-grade backend systems at scale.
• Strong technical foundation in backend development and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow the engineering team, mentoring and developing engineers.
• Drive velocity and engineering health through process improvements.
• Collaborate with product and design for roadmap and planning.

Skills

Software engineering

Team management

Backend development

Cloud infrastructure

Communication

AI systems

Tools

Python

AWS

Job description

Engineering Manager – CoCounsel Tax

We're building the next generation of AI‑powered software for tax and accounting professionals. This team was formed from Thomson Reuters’ acquisition of AI startup Materia and combines the agility of a startup with the resources of a global leader. As Engineering Manager, you will manage a team of engineers building AI‑powered systems that power CoCounsel Tax, the AI tax assistant for tax professionals.

About the Role

• Build and grow the team – hire, mentor and develop a high‑performing group of backend and AI engineers, and partner on cross‑org engineering hiring to expand the broader CoCounsel Tax organization.
• Drive velocity and engineering health – partner with engineering leaders to improve team processes, rituals, code review and ways of working so engineers can ship faster with confidence.
• Set direction with product and design – collaborate with PM and design on road‑mapping and longer‑term planning, ensuring the team is organized around the right priorities with clear ownership.
• Be a thought partner on agentic tax workflows – help shape the technical direction of a more agentic future for tax workflows.
• Scope AI features end‑to‑end – be involved early in the design and scoping of AI‑driven features across the product, working closely with labs and research teams.
• Remove friction across the org – identify and resolve cross‑team blockers so engineers can focus on the highest‑leverage work, and drive process improvements that scale across the broader organization.
• Grow domain depth – over time develop deep expertise in the tax ecosystem and the automation opportunities within it.

About You

• 8+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Track record of leading teams that ship production‑grade backend systems at scale.
• Strong technical foundation in backend development and cloud infrastructure; comfortable diving into architecture discussions, code reviews and design decisions.
• Experience partnering with PM, design and cross‑functional leaders to set strategy and execute against it.
• Excellent communicator; able to set clear goals, give direct feedback and align stakeholders across an organization.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑moving, ambiguous environment where priorities evolve quickly.

Preferred

• Experience shipping AI‑driven or agentic systems in production (LLM orchestration, RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation pipelines, etc.).
• Strong technical foundation in Python and AWS.
• Familiarity with modern LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) and how to productionize them reliably.
• Background managing mixed teams of backend and AI/ML engineers.
• Exposure to tax, accounting or other regulated professional domains.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Thomson Reuters is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, 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 makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For more information about accommodations, please contact our Human Resources Department.