Senior Legal Engineer, CoCounsel FDE

United States of America, Frisco, TexasFull-time$118k–$219k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-12

Hybrid

Core

Build AI-powered legal technology solutions and cloud-native systems for legal workflows, combining software engineering with legal domain expertise.

Role type

Senior IC Legal Engineer (AI/LLM)

Builds

AI-enabled legal products, cloud-native distributed systems, and secure software solutions for legal professionals.

Domain

Legal Technology (LegalTech) + Artificial Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, cloud-native architecture, AI/LLM evaluation, prompt engineering, legal domain fluency, security engineering, DevOps.

Preferred skills

Legal SaaS experience, AI tools for specific legal practice areas, Thomson Reuters legal products experience.

Responsibilities

Design and deploy end-to-end software for legal workflows; partner with legal customers to translate needs into technical solutions; architect cloud-native systems; evaluate AI/LLM outputs for legal accuracy; optimize prompting strategies; manage technical debt; mentor junior engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About thomsonreuters

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.