Senior Software Engineer

Thomson Reuters

Senior Software Engineer building APIs for AI access to legal content at Thomson Reuters. Engaging in full-ownership engineering and collaborating with teams to enhance content tools.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeEagan • Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $102,200 - $189,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing API-first content tools with a strong focus on Python, distributed systems, and AWS cloud services. Proven ability to take operational ownership and implement rigorous testing and logging practices.

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Python MasteryAPI DesignAWS Cloud ServicesDistributed Systems KnowledgeOperational Ownership

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackend DevelopmentProduction Systems TestingData-Infrastructure SystemsSpec-Driven DevelopmentStructured LoggingMetrics InstrumentationVersioned ContractsRetrieval Component DesignSearch Tuning

Soft Skills

CollaborationOwnershipIncident Management

Tools & Technologies

AWSDatadogCI/CD PracticesAI-Assisted Development Tools

Industry Keywords

Content ToolsAPI-First DevelopmentAgentic UseResearch Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and own Content Tools end-to-end
Build API-first with versioned contracts and schemas
Design retrieval components for agentic use
Build and tune retrieval and search in collaboration with research scientists
Practice verified spec-driven development
Participate in on-call rotation and take ownership of incidents
Instrument components with structured logging and metrics

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and testing production backend, API, or data-infrastructure systems
Mastery of Python and strong fundamentals, including API design and a rigorous testing discipline
Solid distributed-systems knowledge
Proficiency with AWS cloud services, Datadog and CI/CD practices
Demonstrated operational ownership
Fluency with AI-assisted development tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible vacation
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing