Senior Software Engineer - Legal AI & Cloud-Native

CAN002 Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flex My Way policies

Two company-wide Mental Health Days

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Thomson Reuters, a global information services leader, seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Legal) for the CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering team. You will design and deliver AI-powered legal workflows, collaborating closely with lawyers and engineers to translate client needs into scalable software.

You will build cloud-native architectures, craft secure Python solutions, and lead advanced prompting strategies for specialized tasks, while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent depth of experience in a legal-practice environment.
• Fluency in legal terminology; experience with legal teams.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python production-grade software experience.
• Experience delivering distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native apps.
• Knowledge of AI/LLM evaluation methodologies.
• Advanced prompt-engineering for legal-domain tasks.
• Experience evaluating AI outputs for legal accuracy and safety.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; engage with lawyers and engineers.
• Comfort working independently in ambiguous environments.
• Collaborative, growth mindset; commitment to secure engineering, privacy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy end-to-end software for legal workflows and AI products.
• Collaborate with legal customers to understand needs and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Architect cloud-native systems using microservices, APIs, containers, and orchestration.
• Develop production-grade Python software with strong security, testing, reliability, and maintainability.
• Evaluate AI and LLM solutions for legal use cases, checking accuracy and usability.
• Design, iterate, and optimize prompting strategies for legal-domain tasks.
• Apply DevOps and IaC to support secure, reliable deployments.
• Manage technical debt while balancing delivery and long-term health.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and coaching.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to prioritize work and improve SDLC.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

AI/LLM evaluation

Prompt engineering

Legal-domain knowledge

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal training

Job description

Thomson Reuters, a global information services leader, seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Legal) for the CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering team. You will design and deliver AI-powered legal workflows, collaborating closely with lawyers and engineers to translate client needs into scalable software.

You will build cloud-native architectures, craft secure Python solutions, and lead advanced prompting strategies for specialized tasks, while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with