Research Engineer

Thomson Reuters; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Work-Life Balance

Career Development

Benefits & Perks

Culture of Innovation

Social Impact

Real-World Impact

Job summary

Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking a Research Engineer to apply AI and ML to build data-driven capabilities that transform how legal, tax, accounting, and government professionals work worldwide. You will join a global interdisciplinary team and develop products that delight customers.

As a Research Engineer, you will design and deliver scalable ML solutions, build data processing pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in computer science or related field.
• 2+ years software engineering, ML/NLP experience.
• Strong Python development skills and ecosystems.
• Ability to deploy ML capabilities into systems.
• Familiar with Python data science stack (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, etc.).
• Commitment to clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new tech and problems.
• Understanding of probabilistic models and ML math basics.
• Automation, monitoring, and cloud-native apps; AWS/Azure familiarity.
• Experience with NLP tasks: NER, Information Extraction, Retrieval.
• Ability to bridge research and engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software across the full SDLC.
• Build scalable ML data pipelines and algorithms for online delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and remote teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Apply agile practices to deliver timely ML solutions.
• Bring innovative ideas and own end-to-end deliveries.
• Communicate effectively with partners and team members on technical development.

Skills

Python

NLP

ML

AI

Cloud native

Automation

NER

Information Retrieval

Information Extraction

Education

Bachelor of Science in CS

Tools

Python data science stack

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

spaCy

NLTK

scikit-learn

Job description

Do you love creatinginnovative solutions for customers?Then come and apply your skills and passion for technology at Thomson Reuters Labs.

We are seeking a Research Engineerwho willbringexpertiseinAI and ML andisinterestedinbuilding data-driven capabilities that transform the way legal, accounting, and government professionals work across the globe.As amember of Thomson Reuters Labs, you will haveadirect impact on our company and develop products and features that will delight our customers.

What does Thomson Reuters Labs do?

We experiment, we build, we deliver. We obsess over our customers through applied research and development of new products and technologies. In TR Labs, we act fast and learn fast, innovating collaboratively across our core segments in Legal, Tax & Accounting, Government, and Reuters News.

As aResearch Engineerat Thomson Reuters Labs, you will be part of a global interdisciplinary team of experts. We hireengineers andspecialists across a variety of AI research areasto drive the company's digital transformation. The science and engineering of AI are rapidlyevolving.Weare looking for an adaptable learner who can design with the customer in mind, thinkincode and likes to learn and develop new skills as they are needed; someone comfortable with jumping into new problem spaces.

Is this you? Come join us!

About the Role

In this opportunity as aResearchEngineer, you will:

• Develop and Deliver:Applying modern software development practices, you will be involved in the entire software development lifecycle, designing, building,testingand delivering high-quality solutions.

• Build Scalable ML Solutions:You will create large scale data processing pipelines to help researchers build and train novel machine learning algorithms. You willdevelophigh performing scalablesystems in the context of large online delivery environments.

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

• Be an Agile Person: Witha strong senseof urgency and a desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will delivertimelysolutions.

• Be Innovative:You are empowered to trynew approachesand learnnew 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

• ABachelor of Sciencedegree, computerscienceor related field
• At least2years software engineering experience, ideally in the context of machine learning and natural language processing
• Experience andunderstanding ofPython software development stacksand ecosystems, ideally also experience with other programming languages and ecosystems.
• Ability to understand, apply,integrateand deploy Machine Learning capabilities and techniques into other systems.
• Familiarity with the Python data science stack through exposure to libraries such asNumpy,Scipy, Pandas,Dask,spaCy, NLTK, scikit-learn
• Take pride in writing clean, reusable, maintainable and well-tested code
• A desire to learn and embrace new and emerging technology
• Familiarity with probabilistic models andunderstandthe mathematical concepts underlying machine learning methods
• Proficiencyin automation, system monitoring, and cloud-native applications, with familiarity in AWS or Azure (or a related cloud platform)
• Previousexposure to Natural Language Processing (NLP) problems andhavefamiliarity with key tasks such as Named Entity Recognition (NER), Information Extraction, Information Retrieval, etc.
• Ability to understand and translate between language and methodologies used both in research and engineering fields
• Ability to take and integrate Machine Learning solutions to production-grade software

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment 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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.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.Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $101,600 USD - $188,700 USD.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $88,200 USD - $163,800 USD.For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $80,000 CAD - $100,000 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.

Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department [e-mail]. Disability accommodations in the recruiting process may include things like a sign language interpreter, making interview rooms accessible, providing assistive technology, or other relevant accommodations. Please note this email is not intended for general recruitment questions and we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations here.