Software Engineer

Thomson Reuters is looking for a Software Engineer with an appetite to learn AI-code generation skills within our Editorial Tools & Services team.

 

In this role, you will play an essential role in designing and deploying software applications AI-first, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet customer needs. Your primary focus will be on core development tasks, demonstrating a good handle on programming languages and the use of various development tools with a focus on AI-generative development tools. You will develop the ability to integrate and consume APIs, gain experience with infrastructure-as-code tools, containerization basics, CI/CD pipelines, and AI concepts and their applications. 

 

Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills are crucial for success. You will be encouraged to innovate and solve complex problems, enhancing your deep technical abilities in software development programming within an agile environment in a collaborative learning culture. 

About You 

In this opportunity as a Software Engineer, you will have: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 

• 2–4 years of professional software development experience. 

• Hands-on experience with C#/.NET Core/NodeJS/Python and cloud-based development, preferably AWS. 

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. 

• Strong interest in using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, or similar to support coding, testing, refactoring, debugging, and documentation. 

• Ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code for correctness, maintainability, security, and performance. 

• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, code reviews, debugging, logging, and production support. 

• Some design skills including knowledge of common design patterns 

• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize work effectively 

• Customer-first approach to software development 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (ability to communicate effectively with technical staff, Business Analysts, management, and business team members). 

 

About The Role:

As a Software Engineer, you will: 

• Communicate with product and business teams to gather and analyze the business requirement and translate it into technical design and prepare functional/technical specification documents. 

• Research and identify new software technologies that can be leveraged to improve application performance and development efficiency, reducing cost and maintaining quality, working closely with development leads. 

• Provide creative and elegant solutions to complex problems. 

• Prepare technical specifications and documentation. 

• Participate in internal team and status meetings, in project planning sessions with team members to analyze development requirements, provide design options, and provide work breakdown and estimates of work. 

• Participate in software releases. 

• Work together with the your team and other teams to deliver high-grade, performant, well-documented and resilient features. 

• Work together with the Quality Assurance team to prepare test plans/test cases and define test execution methodology and perform tests. Identify and fix any defects. 

• Work together with the system operation team to ensure system stability and maintain high availability 

The deadline for applications is Sunday, August 9th, 2026.

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Replacement: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

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.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role

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 Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $82,100 CAD - $132,100 CAD. 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 role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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