Senior Software Engineer – AI; Westlaw AI

Senior Software Engineer, AI - Westlaw AI

Are you passionate about building AI‑driven software that transforms how professionals work?

Join a dynamic and highly skilled team at Thomson Reuters, where we invest deeply in AI technologies and explore emerging fields with the backing of a global brand.

As a Senior Software Engineer – AI, you will play a key role in developing intelligent systems that power the next generation of expert solutions across legal, tax, risk, and compliance domains.

As a Senior Software Engineer – AI, you will collaborate with a cross‑functional team of product managers, UX designers, and engineers to design, build, and deliver AI‑powered solutions.

• Architect and implement advanced AI systems, including multi‑component pipelines, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and custom AI agents with multi‑step reasoning.
• Integrate AI models into production software through robust APIs and scalable data pipelines.
• Adapt AI models and techniques to specialized domains, ενός solutions for expert systems in areas such as legal-gradient specific, tax, and compliance.

• Evaluate and prototype cutting‑edge AI techniques to solve business challenges.
• Conduct proof‑of‑concept projects for new AI‑driven features.
• Stay current with AI research and emerging technologies.

• Break down ambiguous requirements into scalable technical specifications.
• Mentor junior engineers and facilitate technical discussions.
• Contribute to ML blogs and LLMOps practices within the team.
• Present thought leadership at internal and external forums representing the organization in emerging technology areas.

• Implement comprehensive testing frameworks and monitoring systems for AI model performance.
• Ensure strong data governance, bias analysis, and security standards.
• Conduct scalability analysis and recommend operational improvements.

• Work closely with AI researchers, designers, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into real‑world applications.
• Optimize AI system performance considering factors like latency and resource usage.
• Drive collaboration to feature enhancements through AI capabilities.

You are a fit for the position of Senior Software Engineer – AI if your background includes:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, at least 2 years focused on AI/ML.
• Strong foundation and experience with AI/ML model development.
• Sound understanding of machine learning principles, evaluation, and system design.
• Experience with integrating models into end‑to‑end production‑grade applications.
• Experience integrating AI models into production systems and APIs at scale.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Python and related frameworks for building AI‑powered systems.
• Strong communication skills and experience working in cross‑functional teams.

• Experience with LLM‑driven systems, agent‑based architectures, or AI APIs from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic.
• Experience with vector databases, embeddings, or search‑based AI.
• Domain knowledge in legal, tax, or compliance systems.
• A portfolio of projects demonstrating creativity and skill building solutions with LLMs.

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) 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 to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth: Foster continuous learning and skill development, Provide Grow My Way programming and الر skills‑first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive plans including flexible vacation, two company‑wide mental health days off, access to the Headspace app,…