[Remote] Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thomson Reuters is hiring a Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI on their CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team to lead the architecture and delivery of AI solutions for legal professionals. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and build AI-native systems tailored to complex legal workflows.ResponsibilitiesLead the end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of AI-powered solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments, from concept through production deploymentReview and guide system design, architecture, and code produced by AI Solution Engineers to ensure quality, scalability, security, and maintainability across engagementsBuild sophisticated legal AI solutions, including RAG pipelines, multi-agent workflows, event-driven services, and enterprise integrations tailored to legal use cases such as contract review, litigation support, discovery, and regulatory analysisDrive AI-native engineering practices across the team by embedding AI into development workflows, tooling, delivery processes, and technical standardsEstablish observability, evaluation, and trust frameworks for production AI systems, including monitoring, logging, tracing, model evaluation, and quality benchmarkingLead technical discovery with clients and legal stakeholders, translating legal workflows, business goals, and domain expertise into scalable technical architectures and solution plansMentor engineers and partner with product, engineering, and legal experts to advance reusable solution patterns, accelerate delivery, and bring emerging AI capabilities into the teamSkills7+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, scalable architecture, and technical leadershipHands-on experience building and deploying AI/ML or LLM-powered applications in production, including strong knowledge of RAG architectures, orchestration frameworks, and evaluation practicesExpert-level proficiency in Python and modern backend engineering, with experience designing RESTful APIs, async systems, and event-driven architecturesExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, along with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices for secure, scalable deploymentsStrong understanding of AI interoperability and agentic systems, including MCP, Agent-to-Agent workflows, third-party integrations, and tool-augmented architecturesExperience with observability, monitoring, and AI quality tooling such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, LangSmith, Langfuse, Braintrust, or similar platformsExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage credibly with engineers, legal professionals, and business leaders in ambiguous, high-impact environmentsBenefitsFlex 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.Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per yearCareer 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.Grow My Way programming and skills-first approachComprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacationTwo company-wide Mental Health Days offAccess to the Headspace appRetirement savingsTuition reimbursementEmployee incentive programsResources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeingGlobally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and moreSocial Impact InstituteTwo paid volunteer days off annuallyOpportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiativesMarket competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programsCompetitive 401k plan with company matchMarket 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 leaveOptional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employeeOptional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employeeFlexible Spending and Health Savings AccountsFitness reimbursementAccess to Employee Assistance ProgramGroup Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employeeAccess to 529 PlanCommuter benefitsAdoption & Surrogacy AssistanceTuition ReimbursementAccess to Employee Stock Purchase PlanAnnual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performanceCompany OverviewThomson Reuters (TSX/NDAQ: TRI) informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.tr.com.Company H1B SponsorshipThomson Reuters has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 13 in 2025, 12 in 2024, 5 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.