Principal Research Engineer

Principal Research Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Research Engineer to join our team at Thomson Reuters Labs. As a leader in our organization's generative AI journey, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our company and make a direct impact on our products and services. 

About the Role:

In this opportunity as Principal Research Engineer, you will:

 

• Design and deliver production-viable inference capabilities. 

• Lead the development of high-availability, fault-tolerant LLM inference solutions that meet Thomson Reuters' specific needs.  

• Collaborate across multiple teams to define, design, and execute technology strategies that drive innovation and adoption of generative AI within our organization.  

• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to different audiences within the organization. 

About You:

You're a fit for the role of Principal Research Engineer if your background includes:

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field  

• 10+ years software engineering experience in machine learning and natural language processing 

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to define, design, and execute on technology strategy across multiple functions 

• Practical experience in high availability, fault-tolerant LLM inference 

• Deep understanding of high-performance computing concepts, technology stacks, and ecosystems 

• Proficiency in automation, system monitoring, and cloud-native applications (AWS or Azure preferred) 

• Ability to analyze and interpret complex datasets and evaluate model performance 

 

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of NLP concepts and techniques 

• Experience integrating Machine Learning solutions into production-graded software with a sound understanding of ModelOps and MLOps principles 

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What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and