Software Development Technical Lead, Thomson Reuters
+ Employee Incentive Programs
2-3 days a week in office
Financial news and financial data provider
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Financial news and financial data provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Employee Incentive Programs
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help professionals advance their businesses and gain competitive advantage with the trusted answers only we can provide.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading a software engineering team and providing technical guidance
- Strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Deep knowledge of front end technology and architecture (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js)
- Experience with Agile/Scrum processes and ability to operate in ambiguity
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and workflows, and a clear point of view on how to integrate them effectively into a team's day-to-day engineering practice
- Demonstrated ability to guide a team through change, including the adoption of new tools, processes, or ways of working
- Passion for learning and professional growth
- If you're a high performing technical leader, with high standards, who wants to work on an ambitious team that solves interesting technical problems, embraces the opportunities that AI brings to modern software development, and has a healthy respect for personal wellbeing, we'd love for you to apply to join our team
Desirable
- Full stack development, Domain Driven Design, Functional programming, Automated testing, Behavioral analytics, Microfrontends, Monorepos, Clojure(Script), GraphQL, experience evaluating or rolling out AI coding assistants at a team or organizational level
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Software Development Technical Lead to guide a Scrum team in developing web-based applications
- You will serve as a technical expert and team leader, bridging business objectives with technical implementation
- Your role includes defining and delivering high-impact, scalable solutions, mentoring team members, and fostering a positive engineering culture
- You will work with cross-functional peers to ensure solutions align with business goals and delivery timelines, while managing risks and ensuring quality standards are met
- As we evolve how we work, you will also play a key role in guiding our team through the transition to an AI-native development workflow, helping to establish best practices and a culture of effective, responsible AI-assisted development
- Ensure technical solutions meet business needs, remove blockers, manage risks, and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional peers to turn ideas into scoped, cohesive, well-defined, well-architected solutions with predictable delivery timelines
- Lead technical strategy, maintain high engineering standards, and ensure system scalability and health
- Mentor and build a high-performing team, fostering growth and collaboration
- Guide the team to create compelling user experiences and scalable web solutions
- Provide technical guidance and conduct code reviews
- Communicate technology strategy to stakeholders and lead Scrum ceremonies
- Drive technical innovation and define front end architecture
- Align technical solutions with business goals and ensure cohesive delivery
- Manage and prioritize technical debt improvements and respond to critical issues
- Champion the adoption of AI-native and AI-assisted development practices across the team, identifying the right tools, workflows, and guardrails to improve developer productivity and code quality
- Lead by example in AI-assisted development, using tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar to accelerate delivery while maintaining high engineering standards
- Help the team build confidence and fluency with AI tooling through hands-on guidance, pairing, and establishing shared norms around when and how to leverage AI effectively
Application process
- End Date: April 27, 2026
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Thomson Reuters is reinventing the way professionals work. The multinational media conglomerate provides answers that help professionals make better decisions to run smarter businesses. It targets those in complicated sectors that move society forward; tax, law, compliance, government, and media.
Founded over 165 years ago, the company is now powered by thousands of international journalists. This bandwidth guarantees speed, impartiality, and insight that have helped Thomson Reuters retain its position a market leader. To stay competitive with companies founded in the digital era, Thomson Reuters places emphasis on helping clients reinvent themselves for the newly disruptive digital age.
As well as investing in the coverage of growth markets India and China, and embarking on a number of fintech acquisitions, Thomson Reuters announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group in 2023. Together, they plan to enhance the value of financial and market news services to LSEG customers, whilst delivering a superior experience to professionals around the world.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Steve Hasker
(CEO & President)Previously served as Senior Advisor for TPG, CEO for Creative Artists Agency, Global President & Chief Operating Office for Nielsen, and as a Partner for McKinsey & Company.
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