Organization: Thomson Reuters
Location: United States (Eagan, Minnesota), Canada (Toronto, Ontario) – Hybrid/Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Application Deadline: February 26, 2026
Job Requisition ID: JREQ196586

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in delivering trusted content and technology to empower professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media sectors. The organization provides highly specialized software and intelligence to help institutions pursue justice, truth, and transparency. With 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, Thomson Reuters fosters a flexible, inclusive, and growth-oriented workplace.

Role Overview

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, AI, to lead the design and development of AI-powered applications. The role focuses on building robust solutions using .NET, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, and advanced frameworks such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Semantic Kernel. The engineer will ensure end-to-end solution quality, including performance, security, and reliability, while mentoring and guiding engineers across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and develop .NET services and APIs integrating Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Services.
Design and implement RAG pipelines using Azure AI Search for hybrid retrieval and grounding.
Build agentic workflows with planning, memory, function/tool calling, and safe execution boundaries.
Develop Semantic Kernel plugins and skills, configure planners, connectors, and memory stores.
Implement observability for AI systems, tracking cost, latency, token usage, and quality metrics.
Collaborate with product, security, and data teams to align AI solutions with compliance and business goals.
Lead design reviews, write RFCs, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence.

Required Candidate Portfolio

Required Skills

Advanced C#/.NET (7/8/9): Async programming, streaming, dependency injection, clean architecture, performance tuning.
ASP.NET Core: REST APIs, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC/JWT), caching, resiliency.
Azure AI Services: OpenAI GPT models, embeddings, function calling, streaming responses, and cost optimization.
Azure AI Search: Indexing, hybrid search, skillsets, enrichers, re-ranking.
RAG & Agentic AI: Chunking strategies, metadata enrichment, multi-tool orchestration, memory management, error recovery, guardrails.
Semantic Kernel (C#): Kernels, semantic/native skills, connectors, planners, memory stores.
Infrastructure: RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes.
Security & Compliance: PII handling, data residency, auditability, threat modeling basics.
Testing & Quality: Unit/integration/contract tests, load tests, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub).

Preferred Skills

Azure Cognitive Services: Document Intelligence, Speech, Vision for multimodal AI.
Advanced Azure AI Search: Custom scoring, multi-source ingestion.
Observability for AI quality: Hallucination detection, RAG evaluation (RAGAS/rubrics).
Front-end integration: Blazor/Angular for streaming UX.
Knowledge graphs: Neo4j/RDF for advanced retrieval.

Benefits & Work Culture

Hybrid Work Model: Flexible in-office schedule (2-3 days/week) with seamless digital collaboration.
Work-Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements, up to 8 weeks work-from-anywhere per year, mental health days, and supportive policies.
Career Growth: Continuous learning and skill development with Grow My Way programming to thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry-Competitive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, mental and physical wellbeing resources.
Inclusive Culture: Award-winning reputation for diversity, inclusion, flexibility, and collaboration.
Social Impact: Paid volunteer days, ESG initiatives, and pro-bono consulting opportunities.

Compensation

United States: $127,400 – $236,600 USD annually, plus potential annual bonus.
Canada (Ontario): $148,800 – $198,800 CAD annually, plus potential annual bonus.
Base pay is determined by experience, knowledge, and internal equity. Total rewards include flexible benefits and well-being programs.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their applications through the Thomson Reuters Careers Page. Applicants may be assessed using AI tools as part of the recruitment process, with final hiring decisions made by human reviewers.

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Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, valuing diversity in all forms and providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. Candidates in the United States can request accommodations by contacting HR.Leave-Expert@thomsonreuters.com.