At Thomson Reuters, you will have the opportunity to influence and lead the global knowledge economy. Our innovative technology supports international markets and empowers professionals worldwide to make impactful decisions. By addressing both current challenges and future ambitions, you will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry on diverse projects, crafting next-generation solutions that achieve significant results. As the foremost provider of intelligent information, we value your unique perspective to drive solutions that propel our business forward and enhance your career development.
We are in search of a driven Senior Software Engineer - Prompt Engineer with a background in law and experience working with APIs, complemented by domain expertise in the legal field (such as a JD or experience in the legal industry). You will collaborate with a very experienced team to build applications utilizing state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) that deliver cutting-edge and time-saving solutions to attorneys nationwide.
About the Role

As the Senior Software Engineer - Prompt Engineer, you will:

• Orchestrate LLM-driven experiences that delight our customers
• Develop code that interacts with state-of-the-art LLMs
• Write, test, and iterate prose prompts for the LLM that leverage your legal domain knowledge, ensuring delivery of accurate, legally sound, and contextually appropriate responses
• Develop code that interacts with data sources & services (APIs, SQL databases, etc.)
• Collaborate with legal professionals and internal teams at Thomson Reuters to gather and comprehend requirements
• Integrate language models into multi-step systems, assessing their performance and making necessary modifications

About You

You’re a fit for the role of the Senior Software Engineer - Prompt Engineer if you have:

• Legal domain expertise:
• Experience in legal practice
• JD-holder in a “non-traditional” legal career path
• Paralegal or other legal industry experience
• 3 to 4 years of production level experience in software engineering on an engineering/product team
• Proficiency in C# .NET / Python (or strong experience in other programming languages if C# .NET / Python skills are low)
• Proficiency with APIs and SQL is a major plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment
• Creative and clear writing skills
• Experience using large language models through code is preferred (such as model services from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere; and/or open source models such as Llama and Mistral)

Join our team at Thomson Reuters and contribute to the next wave of technological innovation in the legal industry.

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• Legal domain expertise:
• Experience in legal practice
• JD-holder in a “non-traditional” legal career path
• Paralegal or other legal industry experience
• 3 to 4 years of production level experience in software engineering on an engineering/product team
• Proficiency in C# .NET / Python (or strong experience in other programming languages if C# .NET / Python skills are low)
• Proficiency with APIs and SQL is a major plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment
• Creative and clear writing skills
• Experience using large language models through code is preferred (such as model services from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere; and/or open source models such as Llama and Mistral