Software Engineer
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Software Engineer, Clear
Are you energetic about using cloud and web technologies, open-source frameworks, and cutting-edge tools in a dynamic environment?
Then we want you on our next-generation legal product development team at Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters Technology in Eagan, MN is looking for a highly motivated engineer who is passionate about delivering products to our customers. Our team works in an innovative, fast-paced environment, building large-scale systems and solutions for attorneys and customers in the Litigation and Transaction practice areas. We seek a results-driven, team-oriented, self-motivated software engineer.
About the Role
In this opportunity as a Software Engineer, you will:
- Estimate, design, code, and test - Deliver applications consistent with internal development processes, from design through implementation and automated testing.
- Work in Agile, test-driven ways - Collaborate in an Agile environment with a team of 8-12 peers; contribute through sprint ceremonies, code review, and shared ownership of outcomes.
- Take ownership of problems - Work independently and proactively, communicate clearly, and account for the quality and timeliness of your work.
- Build with modern web and cloud technologies - Apply HTML/JavaScript, Web APIs, Java (preferred), AWS/cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and complementary tools to ship reliable customer-facing capabilities.
- Collaborate across the team - Partner with peers, product, and stakeholders to break down requirements, support production systems, and continuously improve how we build and operate software.
About You
You're a fit for the role of Software Engineer if you have the following required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; computer science degree preferred; 3+ years of full-time web development experience.
- Experience with HTML, JavaScript, and Web APIs; knowledge of a JavaScript framework such as Angular (including newer Angular versions) or comparable frameworks (Knockout, Backbone.js, Ember.js, ExtJS, Dojo), with willingness to ramp up quickly on team standards.
- Strong experience in one or more traditional programming languages, preferably Java, including software engineering methodologies and software development tools.
- Experience with AWS or comparable cloud services and hybrid cloud ecosystems; exposure to deployment and edge patterns (for example Spinnaker, Zuul, Bastion, or similar concepts) and eagerness to learn Thomson Reuters platforms.
- Experience with Jenkins or a comparable continuous integration tool; experience with unit testing tools such as JUnit and Karma; experience with Gradle or equivalent build automation.
- Proven team player with strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work independently and align with team priorities.
Additional preferred qualifications include:
- Experience with non-SQL data access technologies, particularly Elasticsearch; preference for experience with GraphQL or similar non-SQL query approaches. Preferable experience with ElastiCache and Redis.
- Experience with visualization frameworks such as D3.js and/or charting products such as Highcharts. Domain knowledge in the legal ecosystem is a plus.
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What’s in it For You?
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.
About Us
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.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
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