Lead Fullstack Engineer – CoCounsel File Management
Are you a seasoned fullstack engineer with expertise in cloud-based system design and implementation? Thomson Reuters CoCounsel is offering an exciting opportunity to join our File Management team, which manages the ingestion, transfer, storage and transfer of documents in service of CoCounsel processing. As a lead engineer in this role, you'll spearhead the design, planning, implementation, and deployment of new services while maintaining and supporting existing ones, with a focus on both frontend and backend development. You'll be at the forefront of applying AI technologies to legal and business information processing, driving innovation in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
About the Role:
In this opportunity as Lead Fullstack Engineer, you will:
- Drive technical leadership within our engineering team, shaping systems design, refining processes, and guiding strategic planning and execution.
- Architect and implement scalable cloud-native applications that scale to thousands of concurrent users.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, scientists, legal experts, and stakeholders to deliver innovative, market-leading software products.
- Lead initiatives and teams with autonomy, fostering a culture of excellence, self-organization, and continuous improvement.
- Stay at the forefront of evolving technologies, adapting swiftly to changes in cloud platforms, AI/ML advancements, and industry trends.
- Ensure robust support for client applications and services, optimizing performance and reliability across both frontend and backend systems.
- Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from conception through deployment, emphasizing best practices in planning, implementation, testing, and CI/CD.
- Champion process improvements, implementing methodologies that enhance team efficiency, code quality, and overall project outcomes.
- Mentor junior engineers, promoting engineering culture and skill development across the team and the enterprise.
- Contribute to technical decision-making, influencing the direction of our product design, cloud infrastructure, and application architecture.
About You:
You are a fit for the role of Lead Fullstack Engineer if your background includes:
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of extensive software development experience, with a strong focus on cloud-native application hosting and maintenance.
- 3+ years of hands-on expertise in designing, deploying, and maintaining large-scale distributed applications, preferably using Azure or AWS.
- Proficiency in fullstack development, especially using .NET C# and Angular.
- Experience with queuing related systems: Azure Service Bus, Amazon SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and other systems.
- Proven track record in backend application development with proficiency in containerization (Docker), SQL databases, CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps), version control systems (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps), etc.
- Comprehensive understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, testing, monitoring, and incident management.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to provide clear & concise updates to leadership, build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, and contribute positively to long-term team dynamics and health.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems creatively and effectively.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills, with a proven ability to coordinate team efforts and drive projects to successful completion.
- Adaptability and eagerness to learn new technologies and methodologies in a rapidly evolving field.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Experience with other languages (e.g., C++, Java, etc.) and/or cloud providers is useful.
- Familiarity with the legal industry is also helpful but not essential.
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What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.
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 $132,400 - $246,000. Chicago, IL; Frisco, TX; Houston, TX; fully remote location. For these locations and any eligible US locations not otherwise noted, including for fully remote location if applicable, the base compensation range for this role is $120,400 - $223,600. 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.
This job posting will close 01/14/2025.
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