This is not your typical engineering role—joining the Innovation Team at Thomson Reuters means working at the very frontier of AI innovation in the legal industry. You’ll get hands-on experience with the latest advances in artificial intelligence, often having early access to cutting-edge models from top frontier labs before they’re released to the public. Our work is fast-paced, highly experimental, and covers a wide array of use cases—from helping judges to generative legal drafting—so you’ll constantly be exposed to new technical challenges and creative problem spaces. We place a high value on freedom, initiative, and original thinking; in fact, our team requires “10% insubordination”—we encourage pushing boundaries, questioning assumptions, and hacking around roadblocks when needed. If you’re passionate about exploring uncharted territory in AI, love rapid prototyping, and thrive in an environment that prizes curiosity over hierarchy, you’ll find this role both energizing and deeply rewarding.
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About the Role
As a Full Stack Engineer on the Innovation Team, you will be responsible for:
- Designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end software solutions that bring new product ideas to life.
- Building robust, intuitive front-end user interfaces as well as developing scalable and maintainable back-end services.
- A key part of your role will be integrating our prototypes with Thomson Reuters' existing systems, which requires creative problem-solving, adaptability, and an ability to quickly ramp up on unfamiliar technologies and internal APIs.
- You will collaborate closely with AI/ML engineers, product managers, and legal domain experts, ensuring that each prototype not only demonstrates technical feasibility but also meets the high standards of accuracy expected in the legal tech space.
- Flexibility, curiosity, and a “get things done” mentality are essential as you’ll frequently switch between greenfield development and learning to use Thomson Reuters' existing tech platforms.
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About You
- The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- You should have at least 3 years of experience building both front-end and back-end applications, preferably in fast-paced or prototyping environments.
- Proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks (such as React) and backend technologies (Node.js, Python) is essential.
- Experience working with large-scale enterprise tech stacks is required.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), RESTful APIs, and database systems (SQL and NoSQL) is expected.
- You should be comfortable working with ambiguity, adapting to evolving requirements, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
- Previous exposure to legal technology or AI/ML applications is a plus, but not required.
- Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn the ins and outs of Thomson Reuters' internal systems are critical for success in this role.
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What’s in it For You?
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following 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; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. 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 $80,640 - $149,760.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.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.
