Staff Software Engineer

Thomson Reuters; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Ann Arbor to design and build scalable backend services and APIs for our document analysis platform. You will craft high‑quality server‑side code, data pipelines, and robust API contracts while collaborating on system architecture and third‑party integrations.

With 7–10 years of full‑stack experience, you will contribute to frontend components as needed, optimize performance for data‑intensive workloads, and help automate CI/CD and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of professional full‑stack development experience with backend focus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, or Go and API design.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design, and data modeling.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscalers (AWS, GCP).
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React for frontend work.
• Foundation in distributed systems and event‑driven architectures.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self‑starting problem‑solving with action bias.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs powering our document analysis platform.
• Write maintainable, high‑performance server‑side code and data processing pipelines.
• Define clear API contracts and contribute to service architecture decisions.
• Design compositional API primitives for rapid productionization of insights.
• Build and maintain integrations with third‑party services and internal ML systems.
• Contribute to frontend features and components as needed for end‑to‑end capabilities.
• Work on performance optimization for data‑intensive backend operations.
• Own engineering excellence and collaborate on code practices and scalability.
• Improve developer experience by automating CI/CD and production operations.

Skills

Backend development

API design

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

TypeScript

React

Job description

Staff Software Engineer

The global capital markets are among the largest markets in the world, valued at $50T+ and growing. Transactions in these markets are complex, involving critical legal terms woven into lengthy documents that must be digested and analyzed by many parties over the course of a single transaction. The demand for precise extraction and benchmarking of legal terms fuels our need for robust software solutions.

About the Role

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that power our document analysis platform.
• Write maintainable, high‑performance server‑side code and data processing pipelines.
• Define clear, efficient API contracts and contribute to service architecture decisions.
• Design compositional API primitives to expedite the productionization of growing document insights.
• Build and maintain integrations with third‑party services and internal ML systems.
• Contribute to frontend features and components as needed to deliver end‑to‑end capabilities.
• Work on performance optimization for data‑intensive backend operations.
• Own engineering excellence and collaborate on code practices, design patterns, and scalability.
• Improve developer experience by automating CI/CD and production operations.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7‑10 years of professional full‑stack development experience with a strong focus on backend systems.
• Proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, or Go) and API design.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design, and data modeling.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, etc.).
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React for frontend work.
• Foundation in distributed systems, event‑driven architectures, and web fundamentals.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self‑starting problem‑solving approach biased towards action and scope minimization.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues.
• Understanding of CI/CD fundamentals and experience working in single‑tenant architectures.
• Experience building data processing pipelines or working with large‑scale data systems.
• Familiarity with object‑oriented design and functional programming principles.
• Experience optimizing backend performance for data‑intensive applications.
• Interest in language and economics.
• Thriving in a high‑leverage, fast‑paced environment.
• Familiar with technologies like monorepo, jujutsu, mise, pprof, etc.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office), supporting digital and physical connectivity.
• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way policies, work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and support for personal responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: Continuous learning, skill development, and programs to lead, grow, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
• Industry‑Competitive Benefits: Flexible vacation, mental health days, Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and programs supporting mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Recognition for inclusion, belonging, and values such as customer obsession, competitive excellence, fast learning, and teamwork.
• Social Impact: Paid volunteer days and ESG initiatives.
• Real‑World Impact: Helping customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency through reliable information.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex or gender, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.