Lead Software Engineer – Python/React
About the role
This role is heavily backend focused (roughly 70% backend / 30% frontend). We are specifically looking for engineers who have built and shipped real products end-to-end, not just contributed small features within large organizations.
Responsibilities
- Strong Preference For Candidates With Hands-on ownership building production products from 0→1
- Python backend depth (FastAPI/Django/APIs/microservices)
- Scalable distributed systems
- Product engineering mindset
- Customer-facing feature ownership
- React/TypeScript capability to support full-stack delivery
- Startup or greenfield experience
- Engineers who can independently design, build, and deliver systems in production
Requirements
- Fully hands-on experience with Python backend development
- Experience with FastAPI, Django, or similar frameworks
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Experience with scalable distributed systems
- Experience with React or TypeScript for frontend development
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and API design
- Experience with AI and machine learning
- Experience with agile methodologies and scrum
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Experience building scalable Python backend systems
- Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with database management systems like PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB
Skills
- Strong understanding of Python and backend frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
- Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible)
- Experience with testing frameworks (pytest, unittest)
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, ELK stack)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Experience with security best practices (OWASP, NIST)
Benefits
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.
The AI System: 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.