Senior AI Backend Engineer – Python/FastAPI

Reuters; Eagan, Frisco, Ann Arbor (MN, TX, MI); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – AI to join the CoCounsel team. You will design and build backend services enabling real-time AI interactions for legal drafting products.

You will work across hybrid offices in Eagan, MN; Frisco, TX; Ann Arbor, MI, shaping scalable architectures and integrating with leading LLM providers to deliver production-ready features while mentoring peers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping backend systems.
• Proficiency in Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and cloud services (AWS or Azure).
• Strong debugging and reliability focus.
• Experience with real-time AI interactions and large-scale data flows.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-powered backend systems with Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL.
• Shape platform architecture and scalable patterns.
• Productionize AI capabilities and integrate with LLM providers.
• Strengthen CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Collaborate with labs, product managers, and designers; mentor engineers.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

AWS/Azure

Distributed systems

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Datadog

CloudWatch

Job description

Thomson Reuters in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – AI to join the CoCounsel team. You will design and build backend services enabling real-time AI interactions for legal drafting products.

You will work across hybrid offices in Eagan, MN; Frisco, TX; Ann Arbor, MI, shaping scalable architectures and integrating with leading LLM providers to deliver production-ready features while mentoring peers.