Senior Software Engineer, Content Tools & AI APIs

Thomson Reuters; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Content Tools to own APIs and retrieval components that expose authoritative TR content to AI agents. You will design contract‑driven interfaces, ensure reliable end‑to‑end operation, and collaborate with researchers on Vespa‑based ranking and search improvements.

The role emphasizes verified spec‑driven development, end‑to‑end ownership, and mentoring junior engineers as part of a productive, production‑oriented team.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer comfortable owning features from design to production.
• Strong experience building robust APIs and retrieval components.
• Ability to mentor juniors and contribute to shared libraries and patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own Content Tools APIs end‑to‑end.
• Build versioned contracts, schemas, and metadata for self‑service use.
• Tune retrieval and search components with a focus on latency and relevance.
• Collaborate with researchers to improve discovery on Vespa.

Skills

Python

API design

Mentoring

CI/CD

Tools

Vespa

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Claude Agent SDK

MCP protocol

Job description

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Content Tools to own APIs and retrieval components that expose authoritative TR content to AI agents. You will design contract‑driven interfaces, ensure reliable end‑to‑end operation, and collaborate with researchers on Vespa‑based ranking and search improvements.

The role emphasizes verified spec‑driven development, end‑to‑end ownership, and mentoring junior engineers as part of a productive, production‑oriented team.