Senior AI Systems Architect & Tech Strategy Leader

Thomson Reuters Corp.; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a senior technical leader for the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team focused on AI solutions across law and corporate legal tech. You will own the technology strategy, architect complex AI systems, and mentor engineers while partnering with product and business leaders to align work with corporate objectives.

You will drive high-stakes architectural decisions, champion AI-native practices, and ensure compliance with security requirements while delivering scalable,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with system design and architecture.
• Experience owning technical requirements and roadmaps; ability to set priorities across features.
• Hands-on AI/ML leadership with production deployment of LLM-powered apps.
• Expert in orchestration frameworks and RAG architectures, vector databases.
• Experience with MCP and A2A patterns for interoperable AI systems.
• Proficient in Python (FastAPI) and modern cloud IaC (Terraform, CDK).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term technical vision and roadmaps for FDE.
• Lead complex AI initiatives from concept to production with hands-on coding.
• Design scalable, secure AI systems integrating client environments.
• Set standards for MLOps/LLMOps, observability, and quality benchmarks.
• Engage with legal and technical executives to communicate architectures and strategy.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI/ML expertise

Python (FastAPI)

RESTful architectures

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

MLOps/LLMOps

Security API development

LangChain / LangGraph / AutoGen

MCP / A2A patterns

Observability (Datadog/Grafana/Prom)

OAuth/OpenID/JWT security

GitHub Copilot / AI tooling

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

PydanticAI

AutoGen

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CDK

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

LangSmith

Langfuse

Braintrust

Weights & Biases (W&B)

Job description

Thomson Reuters is seeking a senior technical leader for the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team focused on AI solutions across law and corporate legal tech. You will own the technology strategy, architect complex AI systems, and mentor engineers while partnering with product and business leaders to align work with corporate objectives.

You will drive high-stakes architectural decisions, champion AI-native practices, and ensure compliance with security requirements while delivering scalable,