Staff Software Engineer - AI (Westlaw AI)

Thomson Reuters
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor
6300 Interfirst Drive (Show on map)
Oct 12, 2025
Staff Software Engineer - AI, Westlaw Are you passionate about building AI-driven software that transforms how professionals work? Join a dynamic and highly skilled team at Westlaw AI. As a Staff Software Engineer - AI, you will play a lead role in developing intelligent systems that power the next generation of legal technology. About the Role: As a Staff Software Engineer - AI, you will spearhead the development of cutting-edge, AI-powered solutions and drive the design of enterprise-scale AI systems that transform how our organization delivers value to customers. Build & Architect AI-Driven Systems Design and lead the implementation of complex, enterprise-scale AI systems, including sophisticated multi-component architectures and ML capabilities. Architect scalable AI model integration strategies for production software through robust APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms. Define technical standards and best practices for AI systems within Westlaw AI and across Thomson Reuters. Drive Innovation & Technical Strategy Lead evaluation and strategic adoption of cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges. Oversee and assess emerging technologies, translating insights into actionable technical roadmaps. Drive innovation initiatives and establish Westlaw AI as a leader in applied AI for legal, tax, and compliance technology. Provide Senior Technical Leadership Lead technical architecture decisions and translate high-level business requirements into comprehensive, scalable technical solutions. Champion MLOps and LLMOps practices across the organization, leading both design and implementation initiatives. Represent engineering in cross-functional discussions, balancing innovation with operational excellence. Ensure Quality, Security & Operational Excellence Design and implement comprehensive testing frameworks, monitoring systems, and observability solutions for AI models and services. Conduct advanced systems analysis and drive operational improvements across AI infrastructure. Establish and enforce best practices in reliability, scalability, and performance tuning. Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with AI researchers, senior engineering leadership, design, and product teams to translate AI capabilities into user-facing features. Lead strategic initiatives for application feature enhancements through advanced AI-driven approaches. Collaborate closely with legal and compliance stakeholders to ensure responsible and explainable AI outcomes. About You You are a fit for the position of Staff Software Engineer - AI if your background includes: Required Skills and Experience Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience; master's degree preferred. 8+ years of experience building AI/ML systems, with extensive hands-on experience in frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX. Deep understanding of machine learning principles and lifecycle management for enterprise-scale AI applications. Demonstrated expertise integrating AI models into large-scale production systems using AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Strong leadership experience driving technical architecture, mentoring teams, and influencing strategic engineering direction. Outstanding communication and presentation skills with experience engaging senior stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Experience leading teams in building AI-driven systems, agent-based architectures, or enterprise integrations with AI. Domain expertise in legal, tax, accounting, or other regulated industries. Proven experience with AI governance, model risk management, and responsible AI principles. Track record of end-to-end delivery of AI-based solutions and AI product development. Prior exposure to Westlaw or similar legal research and information retrieval systems is highly desirable. #LI-JF1 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. 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. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $147,000 - $273,000. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. 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