Staff Software Engineer I

Refinitiv; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mental health days off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Thomson Reuters invites a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Application Experience team, driving hands-on technical leadership across frontend and backend systems. You will own end-to-end development in React, TypeScript, and Python, shipping AI-powered capabilities while mentoring peers.

You’ll set technical standards, collaborate with product and design, and take ownership from development through production, ensuring scalable, high-impact customer experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on coding in the last 2–3 years.
• Experience with React/TypeScript and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack features across frontend and backend.
• Lead by example with code reviews and quality standards.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to shape requirements and APIs.
• Break down complex initiatives and provide reliable estimates for delivery.
• Mentor engineers through pairing and ongoing guidance.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

APIs

GenAI concepts

Mentoring

Team leadership

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Tools

Node.js

LLM APIs

Vector DBs

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Engineer to join the CoCounsel Application Experience team and play a hands‑on technical leadership role in building and evolving our core product experiences. In this role, you’ll own and deliver full‑stack solutions across our frontend and backend systems, lead by example in code, and work closely with product, design, and platform partners to deliver high‑impact, customer‑facing features.

About the Role

• Build End-to-End Solutions: Design and implement full‑stack features across frontend and backend systems, including hands‑on development in our React, TypeScript, and Python stacks — and direct contribution to AI‑powered capabilities such as agentic workflows, LLM integrations, and MCP‑based tooling.
• Set Technical Standards: Establish and uphold best practices for code quality, performance, accessibility, testing, and maintainability, leading by example through reviews and contributions.
• Collaborate Cross‑Functionally: Partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to shape requirements, define APIs, and deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Drive Execution: Break down complex initiatives, provide reliable estimates, and help the team deliver work from development through production.
• Mentor Engineers: Support the growth of other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and ongoing technical guidance.

About You

• Technical Experience: 6+ years of professional software engineering experience building and shipping production web applications used by real customers, with active, hands‑on coding contributions in the last 2–3 years.
• Frontend Expertise: Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, along with a solid understanding of TypeScript and frontend architecture.
• Backend Skills & AI Skills: Hands‑on experience building APIs and services with Python as a core language, working knowledge of Node.js, and working familiarity with GenAI concepts including prompt engineering, agentic system design, LLM orchestration frameworks, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead through influence rather than authority, improving systems, reducing technical debt, and guiding architectural decisions.
• Collaboration & Communication: Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments, with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Preferred Qualifications: BA or BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with performance optimization for web applications, including monitoring, profiling, and tuning for scale.
• Hands‑on experience building AI‑powered product features, including working with LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, or agentic workflows in a production environment.
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure including vector databases, model serving, and cost/latency optimization for LLM‑powered features.

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Additional Benefits

• optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee;
• optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee;
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts;
• fitness reimbursement;
• access to Employee Assistance Program;
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee;
• access to 529 Plan;
• commuter benefits;
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance;
• Tuition Reimbursement;
• access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Compensation & Benefits

The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $136,000 USD - $253,000 USD. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $118,400 USD - $219,800 USD. For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $140,600 CAD - $190,600 CAD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news. We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them.

Commitment to Inclusion and Accommodations

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace. Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department at [e-mail]. Disability accommodations in the recruiting process may include things like a sign language interpreter, making interview rooms accessible, providing assistive technology, or other relevant accommodations. Please note this email is not intended for general recruitment questions and we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations.

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