Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Search Platform

Thomson Reuters

Senior Manager leading the engineering team responsible for building and evolving Thomson Reuters' shared search platform. Ensuring high-quality search experiences across legal, tax, and professional products.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeMinnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,400 - $219,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end platform engineering roadmap
Drive API-first, self-service architectural thinking
Lead the migration from current search infrastructure to the platform’s strategic search engine
Champion full-stack operational ownership across the team
Build a team culture where AI-assisted development is the default
Partner closely with TR Labs to ensure resource requirements are met
Oversee platform infrastructure including event streaming, cloud services, observability tooling, and security controls
Build and lead a team of approximately 10 software engineers
Develop engineers who bring together distributed systems depth, search domain expertise
Translate complex platform and search concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Define and maintain engineering processes for shared platform infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or engineering management role
Demonstrated experience designing and operating large-scale distributed data systems
Strong platform and systems thinking
Experience leading teams that own their production systems end-to-end
Proven ability to build high-velocity engineering teams
Advanced knowledge of distributed systems design and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Proficiency in Python
Familiarity with information retrieval, search systems, or vector/hybrid search concepts

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible vacation
Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Flexible work arrangements
Up to 8 weeks work from anywhere
Paid volunteer days off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pythondistributed systems designcloud infrastructureevent streamingobservability toolingsecurity controlsAPI-first architecturesearch systemsvector searchhybrid search

Soft Skills

technical leadershipteam buildingcommunicationcollaborationmentorshipproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingoperational ownershipcultural developmentstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in EngineeringMaster's degree in Engineering