Manager of Research Engineering, TR Labs
Core
Hands-on engineering manager guiding the delivery of cutting-edge AI solutions (information retrieval, NLP) from concept to production for Thomson Reuters' Legal solutions (Westlaw, CoCounsel).
Role type
Senior IC engineering manager (people leadership + technical guidance)
Builds
Production AI services and business-critical features for customer-facing legal applications
Domain
Legal technology + Applied AI (Information Retrieval, NLP)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Software development management, Agile leadership, Cross-functional technical leadership, ML application development, Large-scale infrastructure rollouts, Python development, MLOps, Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure)
Preferred skills
Strategic planning, Team scaling, Advanced search/recommendation tech, ML pipeline orchestration, Microservices, Model monitoring/governance, Frontend (React/TypeScript/Tailwind)
Technologies
Python, MLOps, AWS, Azure, React, TypeScript, Tailwind
Responsibilities
Shape technical direction for production services, Recruit and mentor engineers, Drive technical roadmap with product/science teams, Champion advanced engineering practices, Align cross-functional stakeholders on strategy, Manage team OKRs and talent development
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management