Lead Software Engineer, CoCounsel AI Assistant

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their CoCounsel AI Assistant team, focusing on building innovative AI-driven products for legal and other professionals. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in frontend technologies while considering backend implications. The position offers an opportunity to shape the future of agentic UIs and work with cutting-edge AI technologies.

The role involves building user-facing features for the CoCounsel chat application and developing platform capabilities that enable partners across the company to reach customers. You'll be responsible for creating delightful application code, easy-to-use framework and component libraries, while pushing the team to be efficient and nimble in a fast-moving field.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll need deep expertise in frontend technologies and architectures, including React, micro-frontends, TypeScript, and real-time communication systems. The role requires at least five years of professional software development experience and a track record of technical leadership, including mentoring other engineers and breaking down features into manageable stories.

Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package including hybrid work arrangements, flexible vacation policy, mental health support, and professional development opportunities. The company's mission involves informing the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology that professionals need to make the right decisions, serving various sectors including legal, tax, accounting, and media.

Working at Thomson Reuters means joining a team of 26,000 employees across 70+ countries, contributing to a mission of pursuing objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency. The company provides a supportive environment for growth and innovation, particularly in the rapidly evolving field of AI-driven solutions.